George Takei
Known for Acting · 252 credits
- Born
- 1937-04-20 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- George Takai · 武井乔治 · ジョージ・タケイ · 武井穂郷 · جورج تاكاي · Джордж Такей
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
The Simpsons
1989
as Akira Kurosawa (voice) / Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) / Waiter (voice) / Sushi Chef (voice) / George Takei (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as Koh (voice)
TV Shows (136)
The Simpsons
1989
as Akira Kurosawa (voice) / Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) / Waiter (voice) / Sushi Chef (voice) / George Takei (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as Koh (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as George Takei (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Uncle Choi
Perry Mason
1957
as Toma Sakai
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Regular Show
2010
as Daisuke (voice)
Adventure Time
2010
as Ricardio (voice)
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
Futurama
1999
as George Takei's Head (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bert Tanaka
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Psych
2006
as George Takei
MacGyver
1985
as Dr. Shen Wei
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
Community
2009
as George Takei (voice)
Star Trek
1966
as Sulu
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Captain Sulu
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Lok Durd (voice)
Scrubs
2001
as George Takei
Heroes
2006
as Kaito Nakamura
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as George Takei
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as George Takei
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Miami Vice
1984
as Kenneth Togaru
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Nathaniel Blake
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Robot Chicken
2005
as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) / Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)
Ironside
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Man In Black
Will & Grace
1998
as George Takei
Resident Alien
2021
as The Gray (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Warden (voice)
My Three Sons
1960
as Won Tsun
Kim Possible
2002
as Sensei (voice)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Roger Lee
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Arthur Takamori / Taro
Archer
2009
as Mr. Moto (voice)
V.I.P.
1998
as KOP's Voice / Self
According to Jim
2001
as George Takei (voice)
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Chin-Ling
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as High Mystic (voice)
Elena of Avalor
2016
as King Toshi (voice)
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Bernard
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Reverend Matsuda
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as George Takei
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
Samurai Jack
2001
as Warrior #4 (voice)
Spider-Man
1994
as Wong (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Phoebe's Father (voice)
Lost Girl
2010
as Engelram
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Major Bummer (voice) / Master Rakunuki (voice)
Fish Hooks
2010
as Bird / Robot (voice) / Mr. Bird (voice) / Mr. K (voice)
Movies (116)
Mulan
1998
as First Ancestor (voice)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as George Takei
Mulan II
2004
as First Ancestor (voice)
Free Birds
2013
as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Entourage
2015
as George Takei
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hosato (voice)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
as Ohga (voice)
Larry Crowne
2011
as Dr. Matsutani
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Captain Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
The Green Berets
1968
as Captain Nim
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Futurama: Bender's Game
2008
as George Takei (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as George Takei
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Mr. Fixx (voice)
Hunky Jesus
2026
Space Milkshake
2012
as Gary (voice)
For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Self
8
2012
as William Tam
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self
The Pool Boys
2009
as Maitre D (Joon)
Dark Vengeance
2011
as Tanaka
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013
as Elder (voice)
Trekkies
1997
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009
as Old Man Samurai (voice)
Never So Few
1959
as Soldier in Hospital
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003
as Norman Mineta
Bug Buster
1998
as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Who's Who
1986
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
2025
as Self
Red Line 7000
1965
as Kato
The Eavesdropper
2004
as Dr. Hsieh
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
A.I. Assault
2006
as Major Lane
Ninja Cheerleaders
2008
as Hiroshi
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
as Dream World George
To Be Takei
2014
as Self
PT 109
1963
as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996
as Doc Valentine
Strange Frame
2012
as Tamadamsa (voice)
The Big Mouth
1967
as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
An American Dream
1966
as Attorney Ord Long
The Missing Scarf
2013
as Narrator
Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Yamashita
Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Lieutenant Tanaka
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003
as Narrator
Do I Sound Gay?
2015
as Self
Annul Victory
2009
as Self
Aliens Stole My Body
2020
as Phil the Plant (voice)
Blood Oath
1990
as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
New World Order
2002
as Radio Free World (voice)
Art of Submission
2012
as Krang
Walk Don't Run
1966
as Police Captain
Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025
as Self
The Magic Pearl
1997
as Ha Ping (voice)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self
Oblivion
1994
as Doc Valentine
Kissinger and Nixon
1995
as Le Duc Tho
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
2023
as Narrator
Reclaim the Flag
2025
as Self
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
Backyard Blockbusters
2012
as Sulu (archive footage)
Josie's Castle
1971
as Ken Tanaka
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Self
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023
as AO the Wise (voice)
The Star Trek Dream
1975
as Self
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Elder Masook (voice)
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Man in Black (Voice)
Woman in Motion
2021
as Self
Toyo's Camera
2009
as Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
as Self
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Who Gets the House?
1999
as Elliott
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self - Roaster
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
as Self
Live by the Fist
1993
as Uncle Coronado
Eat With Me
2014
as George
The Soul of America
2020
as Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Ice Palace
1960
as Wang
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
as Self
Hell to Eternity
1960
as George Une
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
as Self
Hopeful Romantic
2015
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
as Self
Ava & Lala
2014
Moving Memories
1993
Allegiance
2016
as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
as Self
Message From Hiroshima
2015
as Narrator
Holograms All the Way Down
as Hikaru Sulu
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
as Doctor
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Coroner to the Stars
2025
as Self
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
as Self
The Year of the Dragon
1975
as Fred Eng
The Best Bad Thing
1997
as Mr. Yamanaka
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
as Self
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
And Then They Came for Us
2017
as himself
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
as Self - Host
Roddenberry's Trek
2015
as himself
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
2009
as Self
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
1969
as Narrator
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
2010
as Himself
Who’s on Top?
2020
About George Takei
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. With 252 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, George Takei has appeared in 116 films and 136 TV shows.
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- Mulan (1998) — as First Ancestor (voice)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) — as George Takei
- Mulan II (2004) — as First Ancestor (voice)
- Free Birds (2013) — as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
- Entourage (2015) — as George Takei
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