Highest rated as cast or director
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Since 2023 · 2 Seasons
Star Trek
1966 · 3 Seasons
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022 · 1 Season
Supah Ninjas
2011 · 2 Seasons
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.
Acted in 182
2020s
- 2026
Hunky Jesus
Movie
- 2024
- 2023
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Sulu (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- 2021
- 2020
Who’s on Top?
Movie
Aliens Stole My Body
Phil the Plant (voice)
2010s
- 2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Dream World George
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Allegiance
Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
TV
- 2015
Hopeful Romantic
Movie
- 2014
Eat With Me
George
Ava & Lala
Movie
- 2013
- 2012
Art of Submission
Krang
Backyard Blockbusters
Sulu (archive footage)
Strange Frame
Tamadamsa (voice)
8
William Tam
- 2011
Dark Vengeance
Tanaka
The Problem Solverz
Mr. Konishi (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Pool Boys
Maitre D (Joon)
- 2008
All Star Mr & Mrs
TV
- 2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Man in Black (Voice)
- 2006
A.I. Assault
Major Lane
- 2005
- 2004
The Eavesdropper
Dr. Hsieh
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Movie
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Movie
- 2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Norman Mineta
Alienated
TV
- 2002
Watching Ellie
George Takei · 1 episode
- 2001
- 2000
The Brak Show
TV Executive (voice) (uncredited) · 1 episode
Grosse Pointe
Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited) · 1 episode
Baby Blues
TV
1990s
- 1999
Who Gets the House?
Elliott
- 1998
- 1997
The Best Bad Thing
Mr. Yamanaka
The Magic Pearl
Ha Ping (voice)
- 1996
Space Cases
TV
- 1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Le Duc Tho
- 1994
- 1993
Live by the Fist
Uncle Coronado
- 1991
Lightning Force
General Seng · 2 episodes
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Return from the River Kwai
Lieutenant Tanaka
- 1986
Who's Who
Movie
- 1985
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Sulu · 1 episode
- 1984
- 1982
- 1980
Beyond Westworld
Doctor Marcus · 1 episode
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Doctor
- 1975
The Year of the Dragon
Fred Eng
- 1974
- 1973
- 1971
Josie's Castle
Ken Tanaka
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
An American Dream
Attorney Ord Long
Walk Don't Run
Police Captain
- 1965
Red Line 7000
Kato
Mister Roberts
TV
- 1964
- 1963
PT 109
Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1960
Hell to Eternity
George Une
Ice Palace
Wang
1950s
- 1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doctor · 1 episode
No release date
The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever!
Movie
Appearances67
2020s
- 2026
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Self
- 2025
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
Self
Reclaim the Flag
Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Self
Coroner to the Stars
Self
- 2024
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
- 2023
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Narrator
- 2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
- 2021
Woman in Motion
Self
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
True Terror with George Takei
Self - Host · 6 episodes
- 2017
And Then They Came for Us
himself
- 2016
Kubo's Journey
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
- 2015
Message From Hiroshima
Narrator
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
Roddenberry's Trek
himself
- 2014
To Be Takei
Self
- 2013
The Missing Scarf
Narrator
- 2011
These Amazing Shadows
Self
- 2010
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 episode
Bring Back... Star Trek
Self
Annul Victory
Self
Toyo's Camera
Self
- 2007
Thank God You're Here
Self · 1 episode
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
- 2006
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
- 2005
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self
- 2003
- 2002
After They Were Famous
Self · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
- 1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self
- 1993
The Curse of the Dragon
Narrator (voice)
- 1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1980s
- 1988
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
- 1985
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Narrator
1970s
- 1975
The Star Trek Dream
Self
1960s
- 1969
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Narrator