George Takei

Personal Info

Birthday

April 20, 1937

(88 years old)

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

George Takei

Biography

George Hosato Takei Altman 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

American Dad!

Adventure Time

Hawaii Five-0

Star Trek

Regular Show

Psych

Archer

Filmography

2025
The Gettysburg Address
as Self
Reclaim the Flag
as Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu
as Self
Coroner to the Stars
as Self
2024
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
as Self
2023
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
as Narrator
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
as AO the Wise (voice)
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Ohga (voice)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self - Host
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Woman in Motion
as Self
2020
The Soul of America
as Self
Aliens Stole My Body
as Phil the Plant (voice)
2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World George
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Elder Masook (voice)
And Then They Came for Us
as himself
2016
Allegiance
as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
For the Love of Spock
as Self
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Hosato (voice)
2015
Message From Hiroshima
as Narrator
Do I Sound Gay?
as Self
Roddenberry's Trek
as himself
Entourage
as George Takei
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
2014
Eat With Me
as George
To Be Takei
as Self
2013
Free Birds
as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Elder (voice)
The Missing Scarf
as Narrator
2012
Space Milkshake
as Gary (voice)
Art of Submission
as Krang
Backyard Blockbusters
as Sulu (archive footage)
Strange Frame
as Tamadamsa (voice)
8
as William Tam
2011
Dark Vengeance
as Tanaka
Larry Crowne
as Dr. Matsutani
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2010
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
as Himself
2009
The Pool Boys
as Maitre D (Joon)
Bring Back... Star Trek
as Self
Annul Victory
as Self
Toyo's Camera
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Old Man Samurai (voice)
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
as Self
2008
Futurama: Bender's Game
as George Takei (voice)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as George Takei
Ninja Cheerleaders
as Hiroshi
The Great Buck Howard
as George Takei
2007
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Man in Black (Voice)
2006
A.I. Assault
as Major Lane
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Roaster
40 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2005
How William Shatner Changed The World
as Self
2004
Mulan II
as First Ancestor (voice)
The Eavesdropper
as Dr. Hsieh
2003
Roddenberry on Patrol
as Narrator
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
as Norman Mineta
2002
New World Order
as Radio Free World (voice)
1999
Who Gets the House?
as Elliott
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Mr. Fixx (voice)
1998
Mulan
as First Ancestor (voice)
Bug Buster
as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
1997
Trekkies
as Self
The Best Bad Thing
as Mr. Yamanaka
The Magic Pearl
as Ha Ping (voice)
1996
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
as Self
Oblivion 2: Backlash
as Doc Valentine
1995
Kissinger and Nixon
as Le Duc Tho
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
as Self
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
as Himself
William Shatner: Captain's Log
as Self
Oblivion
as Doc Valentine
1993
Live by the Fist
as Uncle Coronado
The Curse of the Dragon
as Narrator (voice)
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Captain Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1990
Blood Oath
as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Return from the River Kwai
as Lieutenant Tanaka
1988
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
as Self
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Sulu
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Doctor
1975
The Star Trek Dream
as Self
The Year of the Dragon
as Fred Eng
1971
Josie's Castle
as Ken Tanaka
1970
Which Way to the Front?
as Yamashita
1968
The Green Berets
as Captain Nim
1967
The Big Mouth
as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
1966
An American Dream
as Attorney Ord Long
Walk Don't Run
as Police Captain
1965
Red Line 7000
as Kato
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
PT 109
as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
1960
Hell to Eternity
as George Une
Ice Palace
as Wang
1959
Never So Few
as Soldier in Hospital
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)