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.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Sulu
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sulu
Mulan
First Ancestor (voice)
The Green Berets
Captain Nim
Mulan II
First Ancestor (voice)
New World Order
Radio Free World (voice)
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
AO the Wise (voice)
Art of Submission
Krang
PT 109
Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
A.I. Assault
Major Lane
Hell to Eternity
George Une
Trekkies
Self
Walk Don't Run
Police Captain
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Old Man Samurai (voice)
Ice Palace
Wang
The Eavesdropper
Dr. Hsieh
Roddenberry on Patrol
Narrator
These Amazing Shadows
Self
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Doc Valentine
Ninja Cheerleaders
Hiroshi
Blood Oath
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
The Curse of the Dragon
Narrator (voice)
Josie's Castle
Ken Tanaka
Bug Buster
Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Return from the River Kwai
Lieutenant Tanaka
Larry Crowne
Dr. Matsutani
Who’s on Top?
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
Strange Frame
Tamadamsa (voice)
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Norman Mineta
Free Birds
S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Toyo's Camera
Self
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
Self
Live by the Fist
Uncle Coronado
To Be Takei
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self - Host
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Narrator
The Missing Scarf
Narrator
Kissinger and Nixon
Le Duc Tho
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Elder (voice)
Who's Who
Eat With Me
George
Red Line 7000
Kato
An American Dream
Attorney Ord Long
The Great Buck Howard
George Takei
Never So Few
Soldier in Hospital
Which Way to the Front?
Yamashita
Space Milkshake
Gary (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self - Roaster
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Masook (voice)
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Dream World George
Entourage
George Takei
Who Gets the House?
Elliott
The Best Bad Thing
Mr. Yamanaka
Message From Hiroshima
Narrator
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hosato (voice)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
For the Love of Spock
Self
How William Shatner Changed The World
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
The Star Trek Dream
Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Ohga (voice)
Ava & Lala
8
William Tam
Dark Vengeance
Tanaka
Allegiance
Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Oblivion
Doc Valentine
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Himself
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Mr. Fixx (voice)
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
And Then They Came for Us
himself
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
The Year of the Dragon
Fred Eng
The Gettysburg Address
Self
Backyard Blockbusters
Sulu (archive footage)
The Big Mouth
Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
George Takei
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
Aliens Stole My Body
Phil the Plant (voice)
Annul Victory
Self
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
The Soul of America
Self
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Doctor
Woman in Motion
Self
Futurama: Bender's Game
George Takei (voice)
The Pool Boys
Maitre D (Joon)
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Man in Black (Voice)
The Magic Pearl
Ha Ping (voice)
Coroner to the Stars
Self
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Himself
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Self
Reclaim the Flag
Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Hopeful Romantic
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Narrator