Person
George Takei
Acting · Born 1937-04-20 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent, best known for his role in the television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He is a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Koh (voice)
The Simpsons
Akira Kurosawa (voice)
American Dad!
George Takei (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Hawaii Five-0
Uncle Choi
Regular Show
Daisuke (voice)
Perry Mason
Toma Sakai
Filmography
- 2026Hunky Jesus
- 2025The Gettysburg AddressSelf
- 2025Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star TrekSelf
- 2025Reclaim the FlagSelf
- 2025Beam Me Up, SuluSelf
- 2025Coroner to the StarsSelf
- 2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: VoyagerSelf
- 2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderKoh (voice)
- 2023BLUE EYE SAMURAISeki (voice)
- 2023One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation CenterNarrator
- 2023Star Trek: very Short TreksSulu (voice)
- 2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiNoggin (voice)
- 2023The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsAO the Wise (voice)
- 2022ONI: Thunder God's TaleMr. Tengu (voice)
- 2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankOhga (voice)
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf - Host
- 2022Yorktown: A Time to HealLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 2022The Shuttlepod ShowSelf
- 2021Marvel's Hit-MonkeyShinji (voice)
- 2021Jellystone!SoSo (voice)
- 2021Woman in MotionSelf
- 2021Resident AlienThe Gray (voice)
- 2021Call Me KatGeorge Takei
- 2020The Soul of AmericaSelf
- 2020Who’s on Top?
- 2020Star Trek: Lower DecksHikaru Sulu (voice)
- 2020Aliens Stole My BodyPhil the Plant (voice)
- 2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf
- 2020Love MonsterElder Panda (voice)
- 2019Cool Cat's Crazy DreamDream World George
- 2019True Terror with George TakeiSelf - Host
- 2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?George Takei (voice)
- 2018Star Trek: Short TreksHikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
- 2018The TerrorNobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
- 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Masook (voice)
- 2017And Then They Came for Ushimself
- 2016AllegianceSam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
- 2016Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
- 2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf
- 2016For the Love of SpockSelf
- 2016Kubo and the Two StringsHosato (voice)
- 2016Elena of AvalorKing Toshi (voice)
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2015Message From HiroshimaNarrator
- 2015Do I Sound Gay?Self
- 2015Roddenberry's Trekhimself
- 2015EntourageGeorge Takei
- 2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf
- 2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf
- 2015Hopeful Romantic
- 2015Fresh Off the BoatBernard
- 2014Eat With MeGeorge
- 2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSylvester Kobayashi (voice)
- 2014Ava & Lala
- 2014To Be TakeiSelf
- 2014BoJack HorsemanAudiobook Narrator (voice)
- 2014The 7DDr. Sweet Tooth (voice)
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2013Free BirdsS.T.E.V.E. (voice)
- 2013Through the KeyholeSelf
- 2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroElder (voice)
- 2013The Missing ScarfNarrator
- 2012Space MilkshakeGary (voice)
- 2012Art of SubmissionKrang
- 2012The New NormalSam
- 2012Backyard BlockbustersSulu (archive footage)
- 2012Strange FrameTamadamsa (voice)
- 2012Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManMaster of K'un L'un (voice)
- 20128William Tam
- 2011Dark VengeanceTanaka
- 2011Larry CrowneDr. Matsutani
- 2011The Problem SolverzMr. Konishi (voice)
- 2011Bubble GuppiesMajor Bummer (voice)
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
- 2011Supah NinjasHattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
- 2010Transformers: PrimeAlpha Trion (voice)
- 2010ConanSelf - Guest
- 2010Pound PuppiesMr. Julius (voice)
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Uncle Choi
- 2010Lost GirlEngelram
- 2010Regular ShowDaisuke (voice)
- 2010Fish HooksBird / Robot (voice)
- 2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
- 2010Hot in ClevelandReverend Matsuda
- 2010The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the InternmentHimself
- 2010Adventure TimeRicardio (voice)
- 2009The Pool BoysMaitre D (Joon)
- 2009CommunityGeorge Takei (voice)
- 2009ArcherMr. Moto (voice)
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Bring Back... Star TrekSelf
- 2009Annul VictorySelf
- 2009Toyo's CameraSelf
- 2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordOld Man Samurai (voice)
- 2009Party DownGeorge Takei
- 2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo StorySelf
- 2008Futurama: Bender's GameGeorge Takei (voice)
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsLok Durd (voice)
- 2008The Suite Life on DeckRome Tipton
- 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanGeorge Takei
- 2008Ninja CheerleadersHiroshi
- 2008All Star Mr & Mrs
- 2008Secret Talents of the Stars
- 2008The Great Buck HowardGeorge Takei
- 2007Transformers: AnimatedYoketron (voice)
- 2007ChowderFoie Gras (voice)
- 2007The Big Bang TheoryGeorge Takei
- 2007Phineas and FerbPositive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
- 2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldMayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)
- 2007Thank God You're HereSelf
- 2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Guest
- 2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierSelf
- 2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMan in Black (Voice)
- 2007Cory in the HouseRonald
- 2006HeroesKaito Nakamura
- 2006A.I. AssaultMajor Lane
- 2006Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerSelf - Roaster
- 2006PsychGeorge Takei
- 2006The Howard Stern InterviewSelf
- 200640 Years of Star TrekSelf
- 2005How William Shatner Changed the WorldSelf
- 2005The Colbert ReportSelf - Guest
- 2005FreddieMartin
- 2005Bring Back...Self
- 2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderWarden (voice)
- 2005Robot ChickenGodzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice)
- 2005American Dad!George Takei (voice)
- 2004Mulan IIFirst Ancestor (voice)
- 2004The EavesdropperDr. Hsieh
- 2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
- 2004Birth of a Timeless Legacy
- 2003Roddenberry on PatrolNarrator
- 2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisNorman Mineta
- 2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf
- 2003Alienated
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - Guest
- 2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self
- 2002Kim PossibleSensei (voice)
- 2002After They Were FamousSelf
- 2002Watching EllieGeorge Takei
- 2002New World OrderRadio Free World (voice)
- 2001According to JimGeorge Takei (voice)
- 2001ScrubsGeorge Takei
- 2001Samurai JackWarrior #4 (voice)
- 2001The ChronicleMr. Shen
- 2000The Brak ShowTV Executive (voice) (uncredited)
- 2000Grosse PointeJapanese Ad Executive (uncredited)
- 2000Jackie Chan AdventuresHigh Mystic (voice)
- 2000Baby Blues
- 2000Son of the Beach
- 2000Malcolm in the MiddleGeorge Takei
- 1999The Early ShowSelf
- 1999Who Gets the House?Elliott
- 1999FuturamaGeorge Takei's Head (voice)
- 1999Batman Beyond: The MovieMr. Fixx (voice)
- 1999Batman BeyondMr. Fixx (voice)
- 1998V.I.P.KOP's Voice / Self
- 1998Will & GraceGeorge Takei
- 1998MulanFirst Ancestor (voice)
- 1998Bug BusterDr. Hiro Fujimoto
- 1997TrekkiesSelf
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1997The Best Bad ThingMr. Yamanaka
- 1997The Magic PearlHa Ping (voice)
- 1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsSelf
- 1996Hey Arnold!Phoebe's Father (voice)
- 1996Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondSelf
- 1996Once a Thief
- 1996Early EditionMr. Lee
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest
- 1996Oblivion 2: BacklashDoc Valentine
- 1996Muppets TonightSelf
- 1996Space Cases
- 1996William Shatner's Star Trek MemoriesSelf
- 19963rd Rock from the SunGeorge Takei
- 1995Kissinger and NixonLe Duc Tho
- 1995Brotherly LoveGeorge Takei
- 1995In the House
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKeiji (voice)
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerCaptain Sulu
- 1994William Shatner: Captain's LogSelf
- 1994Star Trek: A Captain's LogSelf
- 1994Spider-ManWong (voice)
- 1994OblivionDoc Valentine
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderMan In Black
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Live by the FistUncle Coronado
- 1993The Curse of the DragonNarrator (voice)
- 1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesColonel Ong
- 1993Moving Memories
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryCaptain Hikaru Sulu
- 1991Lightning ForceGeneral Seng
- 1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 1990Blood OathVice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
- 1989The SimpsonsAkira Kurosawa (voice)
- 1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 1989Return from the River KwaiLieutenant Tanaka
- 1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the NextSelf
- 1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 1986Who's Who
- 1985MacGyverDr. Shen Wei
- 1985Doctor Who's Who's WhoSulu
- 1984Murder, She WroteBert Tanaka
- 1984Miami ViceKenneth Togaru
- 1984Star Trek III: The Search for SpockCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 1982Matt HoustonSam Shima
- 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 1980Beyond WestworldDoctor Marcus
- 1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 1978Vega$
- 1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouDoctor
- 1975The Star Trek DreamSelf
- 1975The Year of the DragonFred Eng
- 1974Chico and the Man
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManChin-Ling
- 1973Star TrekHikaru Sulu (voice)
- 1971Josie's CastleKen Tanaka
- 1970Which Way to the Front?Yamashita
- 1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherMr. Sato
- 1969The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the SamuraiNarrator
- 1968Hawaii Five-ONathaniel Blake
- 1968The Green BeretsCaptain Nim
- 1967The Big MouthDiamond Jeweler (uncredited)
- 1967Ironside
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleRoger Lee
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966Star TrekSulu
- 1966An American DreamAttorney Ord Long
- 1966Walk Don't RunPolice Captain
- 1965Red Line 7000Kato
- 1965Mister Roberts
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaCheng
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1963PT 109Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
- 1963King Kong vs. GodzillaOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962The Gallant Men
- 1960The IslandersYung
- 1960My Three SonsWon Tsun
- 1960Hell to EternityGeorge Une
- 1960Ice PalaceWang
- 1959Never So FewSoldier in Hospital
- 1959Hawaiian Eye
- 1959The Twilight ZoneArthur Takamori / Taro
- 1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterIkeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957Rodan! The Flying MonsterDr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
- 1957Perry MasonToma Sakai
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDoctor
- —Holograms All the Way DownHikaru Sulu
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