| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
Ref(s)
|
| 1954
|
The Canadian Howdy Doody Show
|
Ranger Bob
|
|
|
| 1955
|
Encounter
|
Lucky / Billy Budd
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 1957
|
Studio One
|
Dr. David Coleman / Kenneth Preston / Dr. Franck
|
5 episodes, including The Defender
|
|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
Jim Whitely
|
Season 3 Episode 1: "The Glass Eye"
|
|
| 1958
|
A Town Has Turned to Dust
|
Jerry Paul
|
Playhouse 90 television play by Rod Serling
|
|
| 1958
|
The Ed Sullivan Show
|
Robert Lomax
|
November 16, 1958 episode; portrayed Robert Lomax on an in-show portrayal of The World of Suzie Wong
|
[9][10]
|
| 1959
|
Nero Wolfe
|
Archie Goodwin
|
Pilot episode: "Count the Man Down"
|
[11][12]
|
| 1960
|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
John Crane
|
Season 5 Episode 26: "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?"
|
|
| One Step Beyond
|
Carl Bremer
|
Episode: "The Promise"
|
|
| 1960–1963
|
The Twilight Zone
|
Bob Wilson / Don Carter
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 1961
|
Thriller
|
Paul Graves / Gil Thrasher
|
|
| 1961–1965
|
The Defenders
|
Various
|
5 episodes
|
|
| 1962
|
Naked City
|
Maung Tun / Roger Barme
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 1963
|
Premiere - Presented by Fred Astaire
|
Doctor Lloyd
|
Episode: "Million Dollar Hospital"
|
|
| The Nurses
|
Dr. Adam Courtlandt
|
Episode: "A Question of Mercy"
|
|
| Route 66
|
Menemsha Faxon
|
Episode: "Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea"
|
|
| 1964
|
The Outer Limits
|
Brig. Gen. Jeff Barton
|
Episode: "Cold Hands, Warm Heart"
|
|
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
|
Michael Donfield
|
Episode: "The Project Strigas Affair"
|
|
| Burke's Law
|
Arthur Reynolds
|
Episode: "Who Killed Carrie Cornell?"
|
|
| 1965
|
The Fugitive
|
Tony Burrell
|
Episode: "Stranger in the Mirror"
|
|
| For the People
|
David Koster
|
13 episodes
|
|
| Twelve O'Clock High
|
Major Kurt Brown
|
Episode: "I Am the Enemy"
|
|
| 1965–1969
|
The Virginian
|
Henry Swann / Luke Milford
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 1966
|
The Big Valley
|
Brett Skyler
|
Episode: "A Time to Kill"
|
|
| Gunsmoke
|
Fred Bateman
|
Episode: "Quaker Girl"
|
|
| Dr. Kildare
|
Dr. Carl Noyes / Toby Cunningham, M.D.
|
6 episodes
|
|
| 1966–1969
|
Star Trek: The Original Series
|
James T. Kirk
|
Main role; 3 seasons
|
|
| 1969
|
Medical Center
|
Dr. Eli Neily
|
Episode: "The Combatants"
|
|
| 1970
|
Sole Survivor
|
Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
|
Television film
|
|
| The F.B.I.
|
Artie
|
Episode: "Antennae of Death"
|
|
| The Andersonville Trial
|
Lt. Col. Chipman
|
Television film
|
|
| 1970–1974
|
Ironside
|
Bill Parkins / Don Brand / Marty Jessup
|
4 episodes
|
|
| 1971
|
Vanished
|
Dave Paulick
|
Two-part made-for-TV movie (NBC)
|
|
| 1971–1972
|
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
|
Gary / District Attorney Dave Blankenship
|
2 episodes
|
|
| Mission: Impossible
|
Joe Conrad / Tommy Kroll
|
|
| 1972
|
The Hound of the Baskervilles
|
George Stapleton
|
Television film
|
|
| The People
|
Dr. Curtis
|
|
| Hawaii Five-O
|
Sam Tolliver
|
Episode: "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich, but It Helps"
|
|
| The Sixth Sense
|
Edwin Danbury
|
Episode: "Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?"
|
|
| Four Economic Functions of Capitalism
|
William Shatner
|
Four-part made-for-TV documentary (Phillips Petroleum)
|
|
| 1973–1974
|
Star Trek: The Animated Series
|
James T. Kirk
|
Voice
|
|
| Taylor's Inner Space
|
Narrator
|
Television series by Ron and Valerie Taylor
|
|
| 1973
|
Incident on a Dark Street
|
Deaver G. Wallace
|
Television film
|
|
| The Horror at 37,000 Feet
|
Paul Kovalik
|
|
| Barnaby Jones
|
Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
|
Episode: "To Catch a Dead Man"
|
|
| Mannix
|
Adam Langer
|
Episode: "Search For a Whisper"
|
|
| Go Ask Alice
|
Sam
|
Television film
|
|
| Pioneer Woman
|
Johnny Sergeant
|
|
| 1974
|
Indict and Convict
|
Sam Belden
|
|
| Pray for the Wildcats
|
Warren Summerfield
|
|
| The Six Million Dollar Man
|
Josh Lang
|
Episode: "Burning Bright"
|
|
| Flick Flack
|
Host
|
|
|
| Police Story
|
Sgt. Bill Keitlinger
|
Episode: "Love, Mabel"
|
|
| Kung Fu
|
Captain Brandywine Gage
|
Episode: "A Small Beheading"
|
|
| 1975–1976
|
Barbary Coast
|
Jeff Cable
|
14 episodes
|
|
| 1976
|
The Tenth Level
|
Professor Stephen Turner
|
Television film
|
|
| 1976; 1994
|
Columbo
|
Ward Fowler / Fielding Chase
|
Episode: "Fade in to Murder" and "Butterfly Shades of Grey"
|
|
| 1977
|
The Oregon Trail
|
Master Sgt. Buford Cole
|
Episode: "The Scarlet Ribbon"
|
|
| Testimony of Two Men
|
Adrian Ferrier
|
Television film
|
|
| Mysteries of the Gods
|
Narrator
|
Documentary
|
|
| 1978
|
How the West Was Won
|
Captain Harrison
|
Miniseries
|
|
| Little Women
|
Professor Friedrich Bhaer
|
Episode: "Pilot"
|
|
| The Bastard
|
Paul Revere
|
Television film
|
|
| Crash
|
Carl Tobias
|
|
| 1979
|
Riel
|
The Barker
|
|
| Disaster on the Coastliner
|
Stuart Peters
|
|
| 1980
|
The Babysitter
|
Dr. Jeff Benedict
|
|
| 1982
|
Police Squad!
|
Poisoned Man
|
Episode: "Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)"
|
|
| Madame's Place
|
Self
|
Episode: "No Fun Without Practice"
|
|
| The Vegetarian World
|
Himself: host & narrator
|
Documentary
|
[13][14]
|
| 1982–1986
|
T. J. Hooker
|
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T. J." Hooker
|
Main role; 5 seasons
|
|
| 1984
|
Secrets of a Married Man
|
Chris Jordan
|
Television film
|
|
| 1985
|
The Ray Bradbury Theater
|
Charles Underhill
|
Episode: "The Playground"
|
|
| 1987
|
The Search for Houdini
|
Host
|
Live TV Special
|
|
| 1988
|
Broken Angel
|
Chuck Coburn
|
Television film
|
|
| 1989–1996
|
Rescue 911
|
Host
|
7 seasons & 2 specials
|
|
| 1992
|
The Larry Sanders Show
|
Himself
|
Episode: "The Promise"
|
|
| 1993
|
Family of Strangers
|
Earl
|
Television film
|
|
| SeaQuest DSV
|
President Milos Teslo
|
Episode: "Hide and Seek"
|
|
| A Celebration of Horses: The American Saddlebred
|
Himself
|
Television special
|
|
| 1994–1996
|
TekWar
|
Walter H. Bascom
|
18 episodes
|
|
| 1995, 2010
|
WWE Raw
|
Himself
|
Celebrity guest appearance for three episodes; two in 1995 and one in 2010.
|
[15]
|
| 1996
|
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
|
Captain James T. Kirk
|
Archive footage used in episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations"
|
|
| Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
|
Michael Gatewick
|
Television film
|
|
| Dead Man's Island
|
Chase Prescott
|
|
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
|
Himself
|
Episode: "Eye, Tooth"
|
|
| 1998
|
A Twist in the Tale
|
The Storyteller / Narrator
|
15 episodes
|
|
| Hercules
|
Jason of the Argonauts
|
Voice; Episode: "Hercules and the Argonauts"
|
|
| 1999–2000
|
3rd Rock from the Sun
|
The Big Giant Head
|
5 episodes
|
|
| 2002
|
Futurama
|
Himself
|
Voice; Episode: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"
|
|
| 2003
|
A Carol Christmas
|
Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
|
2 episodes
|
|
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast
|
Himself
|
Episode: "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
|
|
| 2004
|
The Practice
|
Denny Crane
|
Recurring role, 5 episodes in season 8
|
|
| 2004–2008
|
Boston Legal
|
Main role; 5 seasons
|
|
| 2005
|
Atomic Betty
|
Jim Barrett
|
2 episodes
|
|
| Invasion Iowa
|
Star
|
10 episodes
|
|
| Star Trek: Enterprise
|
James T. Kirk
|
Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "These Are the Voyages..."
|
|
| How William Shatner Changed the World
|
Host
|
Television film
|
|
| 2006
|
Show Me the Money
|
7 episodes
|
|
| Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
|
Roastee
|
Television special
|
|
| 2007
|
Everest '82
|
Norman Kelly
|
Miniseries
|
|
| Fire Serpent
|
Creator and co-executive producer
|
Television film
|
|
| Mars Rising
|
Narrator
|
12 episodes
|
[16]
|
| 2007; 2021
|
WWE Hall of Fame
|
Himself
|
2007: Inducted Jerry Lawler. 2021: Class of 2020 inductee.
|
[15]
|
| 2008–2011
|
Shatner's Raw Nerve
|
Host
|
39 episodes
|
|
| 2010–2011
|
$#*! My Dad Says
|
Dr. Edison "Ed" Milford Goodson
|
18 episodes
|
|
| Aftermath with William Shatner
|
Host
|
12 episodes
|
|
| 2010–2012
|
Weird or What?
|
30 episodes
|
|
| 2011–2012
|
Psych
|
Frank O'Hara
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 2011
|
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
|
Roaster
|
Television special
|
|
| 2012
|
Rookie Blue
|
Henry McLeod
|
Episode: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
|
|
| Have I Got News for You
|
Host
|
1 episode
|
|
| 2013
|
Hot in Cleveland
|
Sally
|
Episode: "It's Alive"
|
|
| 85th Academy Awards
|
James T. Kirk
|
Television special
|
|
| Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
|
NBC Television Executive
|
|
| The Captains Close Up
|
Host/James T. Kirk
|
Documentary
Also actor, interviewer, and director
|
[17][18]
|
| 2014
|
The Shatner Project
|
Himself
|
6 episodes
|
[19]
|
| Chaos on the Bridge
|
Interviewer
|
Documentary
Also writer and director
|
[20]
|
| 2015
|
WWE Breaking Ground
|
Narrator
|
WWE Network documentary; 10 episodes
|
|
| Murdoch Mysteries
|
Mark Twain
|
Episode: "Marked Twain"
|
|
| Haven
|
Croatoan
|
4 episodes
|
|
| 2015–present
|
Clangers
|
Narrator
|
Voice; English dub
|
|
| 2016
|
Cutthroat Kitchen
|
Himself
|
Episode: "The One With William Shatner"
|
|
| 2016–2018
|
Better Late Than Never
|
12 episodes
|
|
| 2017
|
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
|
Grand Pear
|
Voice, episode: "The Perfect Pear"
|
[5]
|
| 2017, 2019
|
Private Eyes
|
Norm Glinski
|
2 episodes
|
|
| 2017
|
The Indian Detective
|
David Marlowe
|
4 episodes
|
|
| 2019
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
Himself
|
Episode: "The D&D Vortex"
|
[21]
|
| Star Trek: Short Treks
|
James T. Kirk
|
Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "Eraphim and Dot"
|
|
| 2019–present
|
The UnXplained
|
Host
|
|
|
| 2021
|
WWE PPV
|
William Shatner
|
Episode: "WrestleMania 37"
|
|
| My Life Is Murder
|
Barton Wallwork
|
Episode: "Sleep No More"
|
|
| I Don't Understand with William Shatner
|
William Shatner
|
|
|
| Shatner in Space
|
Himself
|
Made-for-TV documentary (Amazon)
|
[22]
|
| 2022
|
The Masked Singer
|
Knight
|
Eliminated in first episode
|
|
| 2023
|
Stars on Mars
|
Himself
|
Presenter
|
|
| 2024
|
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
|
King Keldor / Skeletor
|
Voice; Main role
|
|
| TBA
|
The Elevator
|
Ben
|
Completed
|
|
