
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)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

American Dad!
2005
as George Takei (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)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

American Dad!
2005
as George Takei (voice)

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Uncle Choi

BoJack Horseman
2014
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest

Star Trek
1966
as Sulu

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest

Conan
2010
as Self - Guest

Regular Show
2010
as Daisuke (voice)

Perry Mason
1957
as Toma Sakai

The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest

Psych
2006
as George Takei

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bert Tanaka

Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as George Takei

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)

Scrubs
2001
as George Takei

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Captain Sulu

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Man In Black

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Lok Durd (voice)

Adventure Time
2010
as Ricardio (voice)

Futurama
1999
as George Takei's Head (voice)

The Big Bang Theory
2007
as George Takei

MacGyver
1985
as Dr. Shen Wei

Ironside
1967

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Nathaniel Blake

Miami Vice
1984
as Kenneth Togaru

Will & Grace
1998
as George Takei

Heroes
2006
as Kaito Nakamura

Community
2009
as George Takei (voice)

Archer
2009
as Mr. Moto (voice)

Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as High Mystic (voice)

Robot Chicken
2005
as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) / Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Roger Lee

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Arthur Takamori / Taro

Kim Possible
2002
as Sensei (voice)

Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Bernard

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Reverend Matsuda

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as George Takei
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Hey Arnold!
1996
as Phoebe's Father (voice)

V.I.P.
1998
as KOP's Voice / Self

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Chin-Ling

Samurai Jack
2001
as Warrior #4 (voice)

My Three Sons
1960
as Won Tsun

Early Edition
1996
as Mr. Lee

Resident Alien
2021
as The Gray (voice)

The Terror
2018
as Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Warden (voice)

Lost Girl
2010
as Engelram

According to Jim
2001
as George Takei (voice)

Spider-Man
1994
as Wong (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)

Batman Beyond
1999
as Mr. Fixx (voice)

Avatar the Last Airbender
2024
as Koh (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)

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hosato (voice)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Free Birds
2013
as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
as Ohga (voice)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Larry Crowne
2011
as Dr. Matsutani

Entourage
2015
as George Takei

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Captain Hikaru Sulu

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

The Green Berets
1968
as Captain Nim

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self

Oblivion
1994
as Doc Valentine

Futurama: Bender's Game
2008
as George Takei (voice)

The Great Buck Howard
2008
as George Takei

Never So Few
1959
as Soldier in Hospital

The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Self

Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Mr. Fixx (voice)

Trekkies
1997
as Self

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009
as Old Man Samurai (voice)

Ava & Lala
2014

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)

PT 109
1963
as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)

Red Line 7000
1965
as Kato

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
as Self

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self - Roaster

The Big Mouth
1967
as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)

For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
as Self

The Eavesdropper
2004
as Dr. Hsieh

A.I. Assault
2006
as Major Lane

Blood Oath
1990
as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self

8
2012
as William Tam

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Man in Black (Voice)

These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003
as Norman Mineta

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self

Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Yamashita

To Be Takei
2014
as Self

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013
as Elder (voice)

Who's Who
1986

Ninja Cheerleaders
2008
as Hiroshi

Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)

Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996
as Doc Valentine

The Pool Boys
2009
as Maitre D (Joon)

Backyard Blockbusters
2012
as Sulu (archive footage)

Walk Don't Run
1966
as Police Captain

40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self

Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Lieutenant Tanaka

Ice Palace
1960
as Wang

Strange Frame
2012
as Tamadamsa (voice)

Bug Buster
1998
as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
as Self

Roddenberry on Patrol
2003
as Narrator

Hell to Eternity
1960
as George Une

Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Elder Masook (voice)

Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
as Doctor

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Self

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
as Dream World George

Do I Sound Gay?
2015
as Self

Aliens Stole My Body
2020
as Phil the Plant (voice)

Josie's Castle
1971
as Ken Tanaka

Art of Submission
2012
as Krang

The Curse of the Dragon
1993
as Narrator (voice)

Eat With Me
2014
as George

Hunky Jesus
2026

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self

Allegiance
2016
as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan

Dark Vengeance
2011
as Tanaka

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023
as AO the Wise (voice)

How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
as Self

Annul Victory
2009
as Self

Space Milkshake
2012
as Gary (voice)

The Missing Scarf
2013
as Narrator

The Soul of America
2020
as Self

Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004

Woman in Motion
2021
as Self

An American Dream
1966
as Attorney Ord Long
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
as Self

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
as Self

Live by the Fist
1993
as Uncle Coronado

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
as Self - Host

The Magic Pearl
1997
as Ha Ping (voice)

New World Order
2002
as Radio Free World (voice)

Kissinger and Nixon
1995
as Le Duc Tho

The Best Bad Thing
1997
as Mr. Yamanaka

Who Gets the House?
1999
as Elliott

The Year of the Dragon
1975
as Fred Eng

Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
as Self

And Then They Came for Us
2017
as himself
Roddenberry's Trek
2015
as himself

The Star Trek Dream
1975
as Self

You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
2009
as Self

Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Who’s on Top?
2020
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
as Self

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004

Toyo's Camera
2009
as Self

Coroner to the Stars
2025
as Self

Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025
as Self

Reclaim the Flag
2025
as Self

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
2025
as Self

Message From Hiroshima
2015
as Narrator

One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
2023
as Narrator
Holograms All the Way Down
as Hikaru Sulu
Moving Memories
1993

The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
1969
as Narrator

The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
2010
as Himself

Hopeful Romantic
2015
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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Most Popular George Takei Movies
- Mulan (1998) — as First Ancestor (voice)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) — as George Takei
- Mulan II (2004) — as First Ancestor (voice)
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) — as Hosato (voice)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
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