Biography
William ShatnerI looked far and wide to find this particular photo of William Shatner. Why is it so special to me? Because the thing I dearly love about William Shatner and the character he played, was that he had just enough arrogance and surety about himself to be exciting. The picture to the left, captures that hint of arrogance and steadfastness that still makes me "oooh" and "ahhh" -- although I am over 40 years old now. That cute half-smile. That look that makes you wonder what he's up to. The look of  "I know what I'm doing but you don't." Wow! What a rush!!

While many web sites I visited concentrated more on "Captain James T. Kirk," I have purposely dedicated my web site to the REAL man: William Shatner. Captain Kirk was just a job he had for 5 years. So spend a moment and learn more about Mr. Shatner below:

Date of Birth: March 22, 1931
Place of Birth: Montreal, Canada
First Marriage: Gloria Rand (1956-1969)
Second Marriage: Marcy Lafferty (1976-1994)
Third Marriage: Nerine Kidd (1997-1999)
Children: 3 girls, 1 boy: Lesley, Lizebeth, Melanie, and Daniel
Currently Resides: Southern California

William Shatner studied commerce at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and later switched to acting. While at McGill he was in many student productions, and went on to perform with the Stratford (Ontario, Canada) Shakespeare Festivals, playing a number of Shakespearean roles. The 'Shatner Building' at McGill is named after him.

In 1956, William moved to New York City, and worked in live TV dramas and on Broadway, where he attracted the attention of TV producers. His first TV appearance was in the Goodyear Television Playhouse, episode - 'All Summer Long' on October 28, 1956. His onscreen debut was in, The Brothers Karamazov, in 1958, as 'Alexi Karamazov'. The first TV series he starred in was, For the People (January 31, 1965 - May 9, 1965), as 'David Koster'.

The complete list of movies Mr. Shatner has been in include:

  • The Intruder
  • Judgment at Nuremberg
  • The Explosive Generation
  • The Outrage
  • Incubus
  • Star Trek (Pilot)
  • Comanche Blanco
  • Sole Survivor (TV)
  • The Andersonville Trial (TV)
  • Owen Marshall Counselor at Law (TV)
  • Vanished (TV)
  • The People (TV)
  • Incident on a Dark Street (TV)
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV)
  • William Shatner and CastHorror at 37,000 Feet (TV)
  • Go Ask Alice (TV)
  • Pioneer Woman (TV)
  • Indict and Convict (TV)
  • Pray for the Wildcats (TV)
  • Impulse
  • Big Bad Mama
  • Land of No Return
  • The Devil's Rain
  • The Barbary Coast (Pilot)
  • A Whale of a Tale
  • The Tenth Level
  • Perilous Voyage (TV)
  • Kingdom of the Spiders
  • Testimony of Two Men (TV)
  • The Third Walker
  • Crash of Flight 401 (TV)
  • The Kent Chronicles (TV)
  • Little Women (TV)
  • Disaster on the Coastliner (TV)
  • Reil
  • The Babysitter (TV)
  • Kidnapping of the President
  • Airplane II: The Sequel
  • Visiting Hours
  • T.J. Hooker (Pilot)
  • Secrets of a Married Man (TV)
  • North Beach and Rawhide (TV)
  • Broken Angel (TV)
  • Happy Birthday Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (TV)
  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon
  • Family of Strangers (TV)
  • TekWar Movies (TV)
  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal (TV)
  • Star Trek EnterpriseTrinity and Beyond
  • Prisoner of Zenda (TV)
  • Dead Man's Island (TV)
  • Land of the Free
  • Star Trek I
  • Star Trek II
  • Star Trek III
  • Star Trek IV
  • Star Trek V
  • Star Trek VI
    • Mr. Shatner has also made guest appearances in these TV series:
  • Thriller
  • Dr. Kildare
  • Twelve O'Clock High
  • The Nurses
  • Mannix
  • The Music Scene
  • Barnaby Jones
  • Medical Center
  • Studio One
  • William ShatnerAlfred Hitchcock Presents
  • The United States Steel Hour
  • The Twilight Zone
  • Naked City
  • The Defenders
  • Route 66
  • The Outer Limits
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • The Virginian
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater
  • The Fugitive
  • The Big Valley
  • Gunsmoke
  • The F.B.I.
  • Cade's County
  • Mission: Impossible
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • Dr. Simon Locke
  • The Amazing World of Kreskin
  • The Six Million Dollar Man
  • Kung Fu
  • Police Story
  • The Magician
  • Petrocelli
  • Columbo
  • William ShatnerPolice Squad
  • Madame's Place
  • The Ray Bradbury Theatre
  • Saturday Night Live
  • The Larry Sanders Show
  • SeaQuest DSV
  • Eek! the Cat
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  • Muppets Tonight
  • Perversions of Science
  • Space Cadets
  • Dateline NBC
  • Politically Incorrect
    • Some of Mr. Shatner's other works include these TV commercials:
  • Commodore Computers (1982)
  • Oldsmobile (1989) with his daughter, Melanie
  • Web TV (1998)
  • NFL on Fox (1998)
  • Radio commercial for priceline.com (1998)
    • Miscellaneous Facts about William Shatner:
  • William's daughter Lisbeth wrote the script for the T.J. Hooker episode 'Partners in Death' (1986).
     
  • William is active in conservation and environmental causes as well as loving horses. He breeds and shows his many American Saddlebreds and Quarter Horses.
     
  • William is also an avid tennis player.
     
  • William has written several books, including the TEK series.
     
  • William appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song 'Voices That Care'. 
     

    William has a 360 acre horse farm in Kentucky.

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