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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ueli Steiger to Milt Tarver
George Takei Biography (1937-)
Full name, George Hosato Takei; born April 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, CA; sonof Takekuma Norman (in real estate) and Fumiko Emily (maiden name, Nakamura)Takei; married. Addresses: Agent: c/o Gerler/Stevens, 3349 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Suite 1, Los Angeles, CA 90068.; Contact: Hosato Enterprises, Inc.,419 N. Larchmont Blvd., Suite 41, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, writer
- Birth Details
- April 20, 1937
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Mr. Sulu, Star Trek, NBC, 1966-1969
- Mr. Sulu, Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973-1975
- Diem, General Hospital, 1985
- Also appeared as voice of Ptolemy, the astronomy teacher, Hercules(animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated.
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Movies
- Mr. Sulu, Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before, 1966
- Fred Eng, Year of the Dragon, 1975
- Le Duc Tho, Kissinger and Nixon, 1995
- Mr. Yamanaka, The Best Bad Thing, 1997
- Voice of Mr. Fixx, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), The WB, 1999
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Episodic
- Toma Sakai, "The Case of the Blushing Pearls," Perry Mason, 1959
- Hiroshi Kawagani, "Sword of the Samurai," Hawaiian Eye, 1960
- "Jade Song," Hawaiian Eye, 1960
- Larry Chang, "The Manchu Formula," Hawaiian Eye, 1961
- Thomas Jefferson Chu, "Thomas Jefferson Chu," Hawaiian Eye, 1961
- Taro, "The Encounter," The Twilight Zone, 1964
- "Goldbrickers," The Wackiest Ship in the Army, NBC, 1965
- Major Chang, "The Silent Saboteurs," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 1965
- Won Tsun, "Hong Kong Story," My Three Sons, 1965
- "My Father's Keeper," The Wackiest Ship in the Army, 1966
- Roger Lee, "The Carriers," Mission: Impossible, 1966
- Jimmy Ito, "A Blueprint for Dying," Felony Squad, 1967
- "To Catch a Roaring Lion," It Takes a Thief, 1968
- Mr. Sato, "Gentleman Friend," The Courtship of Eddie's Father, 1969
- "King of the Mountain," Kung Fu, 1972
- Voice of Megan, "The Magicks of Megas-Tu," Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures, and StarTrek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973
- Voice of amusement park computer, "Once Upon a Planet," Star Trek(animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures,and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973
- Voices of First Klingon and Commander Kuri, "The Time Trap," Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973
- Chin Lang, "The Coward," The Six Million Dollar Man, 1974
- Voices of Huron helmsman and Orion lieutenant, "The Pirates of Orion," Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The AnimatedAdventures, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1974
- Nathanial Blake, "Death's Name Is SAM," Hawaii Five-O, 1975
- Yoshi Akimura, "Mister Butterfly," Chico and the Man, 1975
- Major Kato, "Up for Grabs," Baa Baa Black Sheep, 1976
- Medical examiner, "Ghost of Ripper," Vega$, 1979
- "The Rock and the Hard Place," Matt Houston, 1983
- Dr. Shen Wei, "The Wish Child," MacGyver, 1986
- Bert Tanaka, "The Bottom Line Is Murder," Murder, She Wrote, 1987
- Kenneth Togaru, "By Hooker by Crook," Miami Vice, 1987
- Frank Tanaka, "To Better Days," Adderly, 1987
- Voice of Akira, "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," The Simpsons, Fox, 1991
- General Seng, "M.I.A.: Parts 1 & 2," Lightning Force, 1992
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The Howard Stern Show, 1994
- Colonel Ong, "The Return of Sing Ling," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, 1995
- Voice, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
- Shank, "Spung at Heart," Space Cases, 1996
- Simms, "The Ungrateful Dead, Minor Adjustments, 1996
- Voices of Wong and Monk, "Sins of the Father: Part 1: Dr. Strange," Spider-Man, 1996
- Captain Hikaru Sulu, "Flashback," Star Trek: Voyager, 1996
- Himself, "Hotel Dick," 3rd Rock from the Sun, 1996
- Voice of Phoebe's dad, "Phoebe Cheats," Hey Arnold! (animated), 1997
- Himself, "The Adventures of Ratman and Gerbil or, Holy Homeboys in OuterSpace," Homeboys in Outer Space, 1997
- McCoy Matsumoto, "Art of Death," Once a Thief, 1997
- Dr. Vince O'Toole, "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of," In the House, 1997
- Mr. Lee, "Blackout," Early Edition, CBS, 1998
- Government agent, "Alienated," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
- Voice of Mr. Fixx, "Rebirth: Parts 1 & 2," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999
- Voices of game show host, "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo," The Simpsons, Fox, 1999
- KOP/himself, "A. I. Highrise," V.I.P., syndicated, 2001
- Mr. Shen, "Here There Be Dragons," The Chronicle, Sci-Fi Channel,2001
- Voice of waiter, "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love," The Simpsons, Fox,2001
- Voice of Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," Futurama, Fox, 2002
- Also appeared in episodes of Perry Mason, CBS, Alcoa Premiere, ABC, Mr. Novak, NBC, The John Forsythe Show,
I Spy,NBC, Magnum P.I., CBS, and 77 Sunset Strip; in "Made in Japan,"Playhouse 90, CBS; in "What a Difference a Day Makes," Trapper John, M.D., CBS; in " ... and Fanboy Was His Name," Freakazoid (animated); as voice of Bonsai, "Ugly Zoe," Baby Blues (animated); and as voice of Zen master, "Zen and the Art of Milo," Pepper Ann (animated).
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Specials
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Saturn Awards, 1981
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Doctor Who Who's Who, 1986
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Stand-up Comics Take a Stand!, The Family Channel, 1989
- Himself, Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, 1991
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The Year of the Generals, CBS, 1992
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log, CBS, 1994
- (In archive footage) Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments,UPN, 1999
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Spotlight on George Takei, 2000
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Spotlight on Trek, 2001
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Television Work
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Series
- Provided additional voices, Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: TAS,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, Spider-Man (animated), and Jonny Quest (animated). Also producer and host of public affairs show, Expressions: East/West, KNBC, late 1960s to early 1970s.
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Soldier in hospital, Never So Few (also known as Campaign Burma), 1959
- Wang, Ice Palace, Warner Bros., 1960
- Mr. Asano's son, A Majority of One, Warner Bros., 1962
- George, Hell to Eternity, Allied Artists, 1962
- Ord Long, An American Dream (also known as See You in Hell, Darling), Warner Bros., 1962
- (Uncredited) Helmsman on Japanese destroyer, PT 109, 1963
- (Uncredited) Junior officer, Morituri (also known as The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- Kato, Red Line 7000, Paramount, 1965
- Police captain, Walk, Don't Run, Columbia, 1966
- (Uncredited) Tempura, Murderers' Row, 1966
- (Uncredited) Diamond jeweler, The Big Mouth, 1967
- Captain Nim, The Green Berets, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
- Yamashita, Which Way to the Front?, Warner Bros., 1970
- Lieutenant Commander Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979
- Commander Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, Paramount, 1982
- Commander Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek III: Search for Spock, Paramount,1984
- Commander Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount, 1986
- Narrator and host, Space Station, Centre Productions, 1986
- Lieutenant Tanaka, Return from the River Kwai, 1988
- Commander Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount,1989
- Captain Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991
- Vice Admiral Baron Takahashi, Prisoners of the Sun (also known asBlood Oath), Paramount Home Video, 1991
- Uncle Coronado, Live by the Fist, Concorde-New Horizons Corporation, 1993
- Narrator, Curse of the Dragon (documentary; also known as BruceLee: Curse of the Dragon), 1993
- Han Seoung Tae, Vanished (also known as Chongbal), Hap DongFilms, 1994
- Doc Valentine, Oblivion, 1994
- Doc Valentine, Oblivion 2: Backlash (also known as Backlash: Oblivion 2), 1996
- Himself, Trekkies, 1997
- Ha Ping, The Magic Pearl, 1997
- Voice of first ancestor, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista/Disney, 1998
- Dr. Hiro Fujimoto, Bug Buster (also known as Some Things NeverDie), DMG Entertainment, 1998
- Elliott, Who Gets the House?, Feature Films for Families, 1999
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Noon Blue Apples, 2002
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Stage Appearances
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Undertow, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1988
- Sadao Nakasato, The Wash, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1990, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
- Reciter, Pacific Overtures, Dayton, OH, 2002
- Also appeared in productions of Year of the Dragon, American PlaceTheatre, New York City; Fly Blackbird, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, and Metro Theatre, Los Angeles; Snow White (musical), Dome Theatre, Brighton, England; and, as genie, Aladdin, Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Lieutenant Sulu, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, 1994
- Voice of Captain Sulu, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, 1997
- Voice of Sulu, Star Trek: Starfleet Command (also known as StarTrek: Starfleet Command: Gold Edition), 1999
- Voice of Sulu, Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Volume II: Empires at War, 2000
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Videos
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories, 1995
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Taped Readings
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J. J. Molloy's Star Trek Cacophony: A Captain Sulu Adventure, Simon & Schuster, 1994
- Narrated a number of audio books based on Star Trek novels, including Strangers from the Sky and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
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Albums
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Star Trek 25th Anniversary Audio Collection, Audioworks, 1991
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WRITINGS
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Fiction
- (With Robert Asprin) Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (science fiction),Playboy (New York), 1979
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Nonfiction
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To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Pocket Books (NewYork), 1994
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2001
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Notable Asian Americans, Gale, 1995
Periodicals
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Asian Reporter, December 5, 2000
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Starlog, September, 1989, pp. 60-62
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Transpacific, May/June, 1990, pp. 26-37, 58
Electronic
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George Takei-Official Site, http://www.georgetakei.com, June 6, 2002
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