George Takei

Acting • 1937-04-20 • Los Angeles, California, USA

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

7.4

Heroes

2006

8.0

Star Trek

1966

8.4

Futurama

1999

7.5

Kim Possible

2002

7.4

The Terror

2018

8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

2023

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Filmography

2026
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the WorldFilm
Self
2026
Hunky JesusFilm
2025
Beam Me Up, SuluFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2025
Reclaim the FlagFilm
Self
★ 5.5
2025
The Gettysburg AddressFilm
Self
2025
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star TrekFilm
Self
2025
Coroner to the StarsFilm
Self
2024
Avatar: The Last AirbenderTV
Koh (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2024
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: VoyagerFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAITV
Seki (voice) • 8 episodes
★ 8.5
2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiTV
Noggin (voice) • 9 episodes
★ 8.4
2023
The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsFilm
AO the Wise (voice)
★ 5.7
2023
Star Trek: very Short TreksTV
Sulu (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 4.9
2023
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation CenterFilm
Narrator
★ 6.0
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankFilm
Ohga (voice)
★ 6.6
2022
ONI: Thunder God's TaleTV
Mr. Tengu (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 7.5
2022
The Shuttlepod ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageFilm
Self - Host
★ 4.7
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilm
Self - (archive footage)
★ 2.0
2022
Yorktown: A Time to HealFilm
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
2021
Resident AlienTV
The Gray (voice) • 3 episodes
★ 7.8
2021
Marvel's Hit-MonkeyTV
Shinji (voice) • 10 episodes
★ 7.8
2021
Jellystone!TV
SoSo (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2021
Call Me KatTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2021
Woman in MotionFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2020
Star Trek: Lower DecksTV
Hikaru Sulu (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2020
Visible: Out on TelevisionTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 6.7
2020
Aliens Stole My BodyFilm
Phil the Plant (voice)
★ 4.1
2020
The Soul of AmericaFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2020
Love MonsterTV
Elder Panda (voice) • 80 episodes
★ 3.0
2020
Who’s on Top?Film
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?TV
George Takei (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2019
True Terror with George TakeiTV
Self - Host • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
2019
Cool Cat's Crazy DreamFilm
Dream World George
★ 1.0
2018
The TerrorTV
Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san • 10 episodes
★ 7.4
2018
Star Trek: Short TreksTV
Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
2017
Yamasong: March of the HollowsFilm
Elder Masook (voice)
★ 3.6
2017
And Then They Came for UsFilm
himself
2016
Elena of AvalorTV
King Toshi (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2016
Kubo and the Two StringsFilm
Hosato (voice)
★ 7.7
2016
For the Love of SpockFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2016
AllegianceFilm
Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
★ 6.5
2016
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry VaultTV
★ 8.0
2016
Kubo's JourneyFilm
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 6.1
2015
Fresh Off the BoatTV
Bernard • 2 episodes
★ 7.2
2015
EntourageFilm
George Takei
★ 6.2
2015
Tab Hunter ConfidentialFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2015
Do I Sound Gay?Film
Self
★ 5.6
2015
Roddenberry's TrekFilm
himself
★ 8.5
2015
Message From HiroshimaFilm
Narrator
★ 8.0
2015
Hopeful RomanticFilm
★ 6.0
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
2014
BoJack HorsemanTV
Audiobook Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2014
The 7DTV
Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
2014
To Be TakeiFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroTV
Sylvester Kobayashi (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 7.2
2014
Eat With MeFilm
George
★ 5.9
2014
Ava & LalaFilm
★ 8.0
2013
Free BirdsFilm
S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
★ 5.9
2013
The Missing ScarfFilm
Narrator
★ 7.8
2013
Through the KeyholeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2013
Axel: The Biggest Little HeroFilm
Elder (voice)
★ 2.8
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManTV
Master of K'un L'un (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2012
The New NormalTV
Sam • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
2012
Space MilkshakeFilm
Gary (voice)
★ 5.1
2012
Strange FrameFilm
Tamadamsa (voice)
★ 5.2
2012
Art of SubmissionFilm
Krang
★ 4.2
2012
8Film
William Tam
★ 5.2
2012
Backyard BlockbustersFilm
Sulu (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2011
Larry CrowneFilm
Dr. Matsutani
★ 6.0
2011
Bubble GuppiesTV
Major Bummer (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2011
Bubble GuppiesTV
Master Rakunuki (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2011
Supah NinjasTV
Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga • 39 episodes
★ 6.9
2011
These Amazing ShadowsFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2011
Dark VengeanceFilm
Tanaka
★ 5.7
2011
The Problem SolverzTV
Mr. Konishi (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 4.3
2010
ConanTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2010
Hawaii Five-0TV
Uncle Choi • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
2010
Adventure TimeTV
Ricardio (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.5
2010
Regular ShowTV
Daisuke (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.6
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedTV
Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2010
Transformers: PrimeTV
Alpha Trion (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
2010
Lost GirlTV
Engelram • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2010
Hot in ClevelandTV
Reverend Matsuda • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2010
Fish HooksTV
Bird / Robot (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2010
Fish HooksTV
Mr. K (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2010
Fish HooksTV
Mr. Bird (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2010
Pound PuppiesTV
Mr. Julius (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2010
Pound PuppiesTV
Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2010
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the InternmentFilm
Himself
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 4.9
2009
CommunityTV
George Takei (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2009
ArcherTV
Mr. Moto (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 7.9
2009
Party DownTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordFilm
Old Man Samurai (voice)
★ 7.6
2009
The Pool BoysFilm
Maitre D (Joon)
★ 5.8
2009
Live from Studio FiveTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
2009
Bring Back... Star TrekFilm
Self
★ 3.5
2009
Toyo's CameraFilm
Self
2009
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo StoryFilm
Self
2009
Annul VictoryFilm
Self
2008
Star Wars: The Clone WarsTV
Lok Durd (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2008
You Don't Mess with the ZohanFilm
George Takei
★ 5.7
2008
The Suite Life on DeckTV
Rome Tipton • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2008
Futurama: Bender's GameFilm
George Takei (voice)
★ 6.9
2008
The Great Buck HowardFilm
George Takei
★ 6.0
2008
Ninja CheerleadersFilm
Hiroshi
★ 4.0
2008
All Star Mr & MrsTV
2008
Secret Talents of the StarsTV
2007
Phineas and FerbTV
Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2007
The Graham Norton ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2007
The Big Bang TheoryTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2007
ChowderTV
Foie Gras (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2007
Transformers: AnimatedTV
Yoketron (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2007
Cory in the HouseTV
Ronald • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraTV
★ 7.8
2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeFilm
Man in Black (Voice)
★ 5.0
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldTV
Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2007
Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierFilm
Self
★ 5.4
2007
Thank God You're HereTV
Self • 1 episodes
2006
HeroesTV
Kaito Nakamura • 13 episodes
★ 7.4
2006
PsychTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2006
Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerFilm
Self - Roaster
★ 6.5
2006
A.I. AssaultFilm
Major Lane
★ 5.2
2006
The Howard Stern InterviewTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2006
40 Years of Star TrekFilm
Self
★ 3.8
2005
American Dad!TV
George Takei (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
The Colbert ReportTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
Avatar: The Last AirbenderTV
Warden (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
2005
Robot ChickenTV
Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2005
Robot ChickenTV
Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2005
FreddieTV
Martin • 1 episodes
★ 4.7
2005
How William Shatner Changed the WorldFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2005
Bring Back...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2004
Mulan IIFilm
First Ancestor (voice)
★ 6.5
2004
The EavesdropperFilm
Dr. Hsieh
★ 5.5
2004
Birth of a Timeless LegacyFilm
★ 4.5
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd CenturyFilm
★ 4.2
2003
Real Time with Bill MaherTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2003
DC 9/11: Time of CrisisFilm
Norman Mineta
★ 6.5
2003
Comedy Central RoastsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2003
AlienatedTV
★ 4.0
2002
Kim PossibleTV
Sensei (voice) • 6 episodes
★ 7.5
2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!TV
Self • 17 episodes
★ 6.1
2002
Watching EllieTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
2002
After They Were FamousTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2002
New World OrderFilm
Radio Free World (voice)
★ 5.3
2001
ScrubsTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2001
Samurai JackTV
Warrior #4 (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
2001
According to JimTV
George Takei (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2001
The ChronicleTV
Mr. Shen • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2000
Malcolm in the MiddleTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2000
Jackie Chan AdventuresTV
High Mystic (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2000
Son of the BeachTV
★ 6.3
2000
The Brak ShowTV
TV Executive (voice) (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2000
Baby BluesTV
★ 6.9
2000
Grosse PointeTV
Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1999
FuturamaTV
George Takei's Head (voice) • 5 episodes
★ 8.4
1999
Batman BeyondTV
Mr. Fixx (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.2
1999
Batman Beyond: The MovieFilm
Mr. Fixx (voice)
★ 7.2
1999
The Early ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1999
Who Gets the House?Film
Elliott
★ 3.8
1998
MulanFilm
First Ancestor (voice)
★ 7.9
1998
Will & GraceTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1998
V.I.P.TV
KOP's Voice / Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1998
Bug BusterFilm
Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
★ 3.9
1997
The ViewTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
TrekkiesFilm
Self
★ 6.3
1997
The Best Bad ThingFilm
Mr. Yamanaka
★ 7.7
1997
The Magic PearlFilm
Ha Ping (voice)
★ 9.0
1996
The Daily ShowTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 6.4
1996
Hey Arnold!TV
Phoebe's Father (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1996
3rd Rock from the SunTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1996
Early EditionTV
Mr. Lee • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1996
Muppets TonightTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1996
Oblivion 2: BacklashFilm
Doc Valentine
★ 4.3
1996
Once a ThiefTV
★ 6.1
1996
Space CasesTV
★ 7.1
1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondFilm
Self
★ 5.6
1996
William Shatner's Star Trek MemoriesFilm
Self
★ 4.8
1996
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsFilm
Self
1995
Star Trek: VoyagerTV
Captain Sulu • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1995
In the HouseTV
★ 7.8
1995
Brotherly LoveTV
George Takei • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
Keiji (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
Change / Peddler (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
Kissinger and NixonFilm
Le Duc Tho
★ 7.9
1994
Spider-ManTV
Wong (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
1994
OblivionFilm
Doc Valentine
★ 4.9
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's LogFilm
Self
★ 5.7
1994
William Shatner: Captain's LogFilm
Self
★ 2.0
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Diagnosis: MurderTV
Man In Black • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1993
GMTVTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesTV
Colonel Ong • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1993
The Curse of the DragonFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
1993
Live by the FistFilm
Uncle Coronado
★ 5.1
1993
Moving MemoriesFilm
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryFilm
Captain Hikaru Sulu
★ 7.0
1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm
Self
★ 5.9
1991
Lightning ForceTV
General Seng • 2 episodes
★ 6.5
1990
Blood OathFilm
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
★ 5.7
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Akira Kurosawa (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Waiter (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Sushi Chef (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
George Takei (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Star Trek V: The Final FrontierFilm
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
★ 5.7
1989
Return from the River KwaiFilm
Lieutenant Tanaka
★ 5.0
1988
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the NextFilm
Self
★ 3.8
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeFilm
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
★ 7.2
1986
Who's WhoFilm
★ 10.0
1985
MacGyverTV
Dr. Shen Wei • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1985
Doctor Who's Who's WhoTV
Sulu • 1 episodes
1985
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from ChinaFilm
Narrator
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Bert Tanaka • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Miami ViceTV
Kenneth Togaru • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for SpockFilm
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
★ 6.6
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanFilm
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
★ 7.5
1982
Matt HoustonTV
Sam Shima • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1980
Beyond WestworldTV
Doctor Marcus • 1 episodes
★ 5.5
1979
Star Trek: The Motion PictureFilm
Sulu
★ 6.5
1978
Vega$TV
★ 7.0
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for YouFilm
Doctor
1975
The Year of the DragonFilm
Fred Eng
★ 9.5
1975
The Star Trek DreamFilm
Self
★ 1.5
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTV
Chin-Ling • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1974
Chico and the ManTV
★ 6.0
1973
Star TrekTV
Hikaru Sulu (voice) • 22 episodes
★ 6.8
1971
Josie's CastleFilm
Ken Tanaka
★ 3.6
1970
Which Way to the Front?Film
Yamashita
★ 4.9
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
Nathaniel Blake • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTV
Mr. Sato • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1969
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the SamuraiFilm
Narrator
1968
The Green BeretsFilm
Captain Nim
★ 5.6
1967
IronsideTV
★ 6.8
1967
The Big MouthFilm
Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
★ 5.3
1966
Star TrekTV
Sulu • 79 episodes
★ 8.0
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
Roger Lee • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1966
Walk Don't RunFilm
Police Captain
★ 6.5
1966
Felony SquadTV
★ 6.5
1966
An American DreamFilm
Attorney Ord Long
★ 5.0
1965
Red Line 7000Film
Kato
★ 5.5
1965
Mister RobertsTV
★ 8.3
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTV
Cheng • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1963
King Kong vs. GodzillaFilm
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
PT 109Film
Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1962
The Gallant MenTV
★ 8.0
1960
My Three SonsTV
Won Tsun • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1960
Hell to EternityFilm
George Une
★ 6.3
1960
Ice PalaceFilm
Wang
★ 6.3
1960
The IslandersTV
Yung • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Arthur Takamori / Taro • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
Never So FewFilm
Soldier in Hospital
★ 5.5
1959
Hawaiian EyeTV
★ 5.6
1959
Gigantis, the Fire MonsterFilm
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1957
Perry MasonTV
Toma Sakai • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1957
Rodan! The Flying MonsterFilm
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
★ 5.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Doctor • 1 episodes
★ 8.8