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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Gettysburg Address
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2025
Reclaim the Flag
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2025
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/2025
Coroner to the Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2025
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2024
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/10/2023
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
Character:AO the Wise (voice)
Release Date:21/02/2023
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Character:Ohga (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:27/05/2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Release Date:05/04/2022
Woman in Motion
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2021
The Soul of America
Character:Self
Release Date:22/10/2020
Who’s on Top?
Character:
Release Date:11/09/2020
Aliens Stole My Body
Character:Phil the Plant (voice)
Release Date:04/08/2020
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Character:Dream World George
Release Date:26/07/2019
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Character:Elder Masook (voice)
Release Date:10/09/2017
And Then They Came for Us
Character:himself
Release Date:01/08/2017
Allegiance
Character:Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Release Date:13/12/2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2016
For the Love of Spock
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
Character:Hosato (voice)
Release Date:18/08/2016
Message From Hiroshima
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/08/2015
Do I Sound Gay?
Character:Self
Release Date:10/07/2015
Roddenberry's Trek
Character:himself
Release Date:05/06/2015
Entourage
Character:George Takei
Release Date:03/06/2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/2015
Hopeful Romantic
Character:
Release Date:14/02/2015
Eat With Me
Character:George
Release Date:05/12/2014
Ava & Lala
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2014
To Be Takei
Character:Self
Release Date:22/08/2014
Free Birds
Character:S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2013
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Character:Elder (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2013
The Missing Scarf
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/07/2013
Space Milkshake
Character:Gary (voice)
Release Date:26/10/2012
Art of Submission
Character:Krang
Release Date:21/09/2012
Backyard Blockbusters
Character:Sulu (archive footage)
Release Date:31/08/2012
Strange Frame
Character:Tamadamsa (voice)
Release Date:03/05/2012
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Character:William Tam
Release Date:03/03/2012
Dark Vengeance
Character:Tanaka
Release Date:10/10/2011
Larry Crowne
Character:Dr. Matsutani
Release Date:30/06/2011
These Amazing Shadows
Character:Self
Release Date:22/01/2011
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2010
The Pool Boys
Character:Maitre D (Joon)
Release Date:30/09/2009
Bring Back... Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2009
Annul Victory
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2009
Toyo's Camera
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Character:Old Man Samurai (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2009
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/2009
Futurama: Bender's Game
Character:George Takei (voice)
Release Date:03/11/2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Character:George Takei
Release Date:05/06/2008
Ninja Cheerleaders
Character:Hiroshi
Release Date:10/05/2008
The Great Buck Howard
Character:George Takei
Release Date:18/01/2008
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Character:Man in Black (Voice)
Release Date:21/01/2007
A.I. Assault
Character:Major Lane
Release Date:11/09/2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Character:Self - Roaster
Release Date:20/08/2006
40 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
How William Shatner Changed The World
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2005
Mulan II
Character:First Ancestor (voice)
Release Date:03/11/2004
The Eavesdropper
Character:Dr. Hsieh
Release Date:01/01/2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2004
Roddenberry on Patrol
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/11/2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Character:Norman Mineta
Release Date:07/09/2003
New World Order
Character:Radio Free World (voice)
Release Date:13/01/2002
Who Gets the House?
Character:Elliott
Release Date:15/06/1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Character:Mr. Fixx (voice)
Release Date:10/01/1999
Mulan
Character:First Ancestor (voice)
Release Date:18/06/1998
Bug Buster
Character:Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Release Date:18/01/1998
Trekkies
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1997
The Best Bad Thing
Character:Mr. Yamanaka
Release Date:05/05/1997
The Magic Pearl
Character:Ha Ping (voice)
Release Date:01/02/1997
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Character:Doc Valentine
Release Date:02/04/1996
Kissinger and Nixon
Character:Le Duc Tho
Release Date:10/12/1995
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Character:Himself
Release Date:30/11/1994
Oblivion
Character:Doc Valentine
Release Date:01/04/1994
Live by the Fist
Character:Uncle Coronado
Release Date:07/07/1993
The Curse of the Dragon
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/06/1993
Moving Memories
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Character:Sulu
Release Date:06/12/1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1991
Blood Oath
Character:Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Release Date:26/07/1990
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Character:Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Release Date:09/06/1989
Return from the River Kwai
Character:Lieutenant Tanaka
Release Date:07/04/1989
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/1988
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Character:Sulu
Release Date:26/11/1986
Who's Who
Character:
Release Date:13/08/1986
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Character:Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Release Date:01/06/1984
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Character:Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Release Date:04/06/1982
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Release Date:07/12/1979
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Character:Doctor
Release Date:16/12/1977
The Star Trek Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1975
The Year of the Dragon
Character:Fred Eng
Release Date:15/01/1975
Josie's Castle
Character:Ken Tanaka
Release Date:01/06/1971
Which Way to the Front?
Character:Yamashita
Release Date:03/09/1970
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Green Berets
Character:Captain Nim
Release Date:04/07/1968
The Big Mouth
Character:Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1967
An American Dream
Character:Attorney Ord Long
Release Date:31/08/1966
Walk Don't Run
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:29/06/1966
Red Line 7000
Character:Kato
Release Date:09/11/1965
PT 109
Character:Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character:Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1963
Hell to Eternity
Character:George Une
Release Date:01/08/1960
Ice Palace
Character:Wang
Release Date:02/01/1960
Never So Few
Character:Soldier in Hospital
Release Date:07/12/1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Character:Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1959
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Character:Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Release Date:07/11/1957
Television Appearances
Avatar the Last Airbender
Character:Koh (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Character:Seki (voice)
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Character:Sulu (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Character:Noggin (voice)
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Character:Mr. Tengu (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
Character:Self
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
Character:Shinji (voice)
Jellystone!
Character:SoSo (voice)
Resident Alien
Character:The Gray (voice)
Call Me Kat
Character:Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Character:Hikaru Sulu (voice)
Visible: Out on Television
Character:Self
Love Monster
Character:Elder Panda (voice)
True Terror with George Takei
Character:Self - Host
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Character:George Takei (voice)
Star Trek: Short Treks
Character:Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
The Terror
Character:Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
Elena of Avalor
Character:King Toshi (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
Fresh Off the Boat
Character:Bernard
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Character:Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Character:Audiobook Narrator (voice)
The 7D
Character:Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
Through the Keyhole
Character:Self
The New Normal
Character:Sam
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Character:Master of K'un L'un (voice)
The Problem Solverz
Character:Mr. Konishi (voice)
Bubble Guppies
Character:Major Bummer (voice)
Bubble Guppies
Character:Master Rakunuki (voice)
Supah Ninjas
Character:Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
Transformers: Prime
Character:Alpha Trion (voice)
Pound Puppies
Character:Mr. Julius (voice)
Pound Puppies
Character:Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Uncle Choi
Lost Girl
Character:Engelram
Regular Show
Character:Daisuke (voice)
Fish Hooks
Character:Bird / Robot (voice)
Fish Hooks
Character:Mr. K (voice)
Fish Hooks
Character:Mr. Bird (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Character:Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Reverend Matsuda
Adventure Time
Character:Ricardio (voice)
Community
Character:George Takei (voice)
Archer
Character:Mr. Moto (voice)
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Party Down
Character:George Takei
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Character:Lok Durd (voice)
The Suite Life on Deck
Character:Rome Tipton
All Star Mr & Mrs
Character:
Secret Talents of the Stars
Character:
Transformers: Animated
Character:Yoketron (voice)
Chowder
Character:Foie Gras (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
Character:Self
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Character:Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)
Thank God You're Here
Character:Self
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
Cory in the House
Character:Ronald
Heroes
Character:Kaito Nakamura
Psych
Character:George Takei
The Howard Stern Interview
Character:Self
Freddie
Character:Martin
Bring Back...
Character:Self
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character:Warden (voice)
Robot Chicken
Character:Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice)
Robot Chicken
Character:Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
Character:George Takei (voice)
Star Trek: New Voyages
Character:Hikaru Sulu
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Alienated
Character:
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self - Guest
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Character:Self
Kim Possible
Character:Sensei (voice)
After They Were Famous
Character:Self
According to Jim
Character:George Takei (voice)
Scrubs
Character:George Takei
Samurai Jack
Character:Warrior #4 (voice)
The Chronicle
Character:Mr. Shen
The Brak Show
Character:TV Executive (voice) (uncredited)
Grosse Pointe
Character:Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited)
Jackie Chan Adventures
Character:High Mystic (voice)
Baby Blues
Character:
Son of the Beach
Character:
Malcolm in the Middle
Character:George Takei
The Early Show
Character:Self
Futurama
Character:George Takei's Head (voice)
Batman Beyond
Character:Mr. Fixx (voice)
V.I.P.
Character:KOP's Voice / Self
Will & Grace
Character:George Takei
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Hey Arnold!
Character:Phoebe's Father (voice)
Once a Thief
Character:
Early Edition
Character:Mr. Lee
The Daily Show
Character:Self - Guest
Muppets Tonight
Character:Self
Space Cases
Character:
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:George Takei
Brotherly Love
Character:George Takei
In the House
Character:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Keiji (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Change / Peddler (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Captain Sulu
Spider-Man
Character:Wong (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Man In Black
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Colonel Ong
GMTV
Character:Self
Lightning Force
Character:General Seng
The Simpsons
Character:Akira Kurosawa (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Wink - The Game Show Host (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Waiter (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Sushi Chef (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:George Takei (voice)
MacGyver
Character:Dr. Shen Wei
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Character:Sulu
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Bert Tanaka
Miami Vice
Character:Kenneth Togaru
Matt Houston
Character:Sam Shima
Beyond Westworld
Character:Doctor Marcus
Vega$
Character:
Chico and the Man
Character:
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Chin-Ling
Star Trek
Character:Hikaru Sulu (voice)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Character:Mr. Sato
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Nathaniel Blake
Ironside
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Roger Lee
Felony Squad
Character:
Star Trek
Character:Sulu
Mister Roberts
Character:
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:Cheng
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Gallant Men
Character:
The Islanders
Character:Yung
My Three Sons
Character:Won Tsun
Hawaiian Eye
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Arthur Takamori / Taro
Perry Mason
Character:Toma Sakai
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Doctor
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