William Shatner Filmography |
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 Columbo: Fade in to Murder (1976) (TV) - Starring as Ward Fowler and Detective Lucerne |
Columbo (Peter Falk) was a shabby, apparently slow-witted police detective, although, as the criminals eventually learned, appearances can be deceiving. Columbo solved his cases by paying close attention to tiny inconsistencies in a suspect's story and by hounding the suspect until they confessed.
In Fade in to Murder, a TV producer is blackmailing the show's star when he decides to kill her and do it in such a way as to accuse her husband. Lt. Columbo begins to investigate and he is helped by Detective Lucerne who at a certain moment suspects the actor Fowler.
- Ward Fowler is an actor of a soap opera and his character is Detective Lucerne on the TV show. |
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| Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) - Starring as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen |
A swarm of huge tarantulas, enraged by the misuse of pesticides, try to take over a small town. Before anyone can take action, the streets of Camp Verde are overrun by the killer spiders which traps a small group of towns folk in a remote hotel. The film concludes early the following morning, with the survivors rigging up a radio and discovering that the outside world is oblivious to what has happened to therm.
- Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen is a local Arizona veterinarian that joins forces with entomologist Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling) to try and keep the spider population under control. |
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| Mork & Mindy (February 1982) (TV) - Starring as himself in "Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT" |
Mork & Mindy was a spin-off from an episode of Happy Days, in which an alien from the planet Ork landed on Earth and attempted to kidnap Richie. Robin Williams was so popular that he was given his own series in 1978, and it became a huge hit.
- William Shatner accidentally beams into Mork's living room and as he beams out, Mork yells at him "Wait! I have to know if Spock dies in this next movie." Referring to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. |
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| Police Squad! (1982) (TV) - Starring as himself in "Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)" |
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| T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) - Starring as Sgt. Thomas J. 'T.J.' Hooker |
This is a crime drama that premiered in 1982 about an undercover officer whose partner's death spurs him to return to the beat in order to rid the streets of crime, and he is also assigned to train new recruits like his partner who is also a very young officer.
- Hooker is a tough-talking, no-nonsense LA cop that the story revolves around. |
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| Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) - Starring as Commander Buck Murdock |
This time the doomed aircraft is now a moon-bound space shuttle departing on its maiden voyage. Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is once again asked to land the vehicle with lots of sight gags and one liners on the way.
- Buck Murdock is a former pilot who flew with Ted in the war and stationed on the moon. He talks Striker in to a not so perfect landing, and he keeps talking long afterwards. |
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| Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) - Starring as General Curtis Mortars |
National Lampoon spoofs several box office hits including of course, the Lethal Weapon movies. Sgt. Jack Colt (Emilio Estevez) and Sgt. Wes Luger (Samuel L. Jackson) are teamed up to crack the case where someone is lacing Wilderness Girls cookies with cocaine.
- General Mortars and Mr. Jigsaw (Tim Curry) are the masterminds of this dastardly deed and of course the General ends up paying the ulimate price for his criminal activities when he is shot by Wes Luger.
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| SeaQuest DSV (1994) (TV) - Starring as Milos Tezlof in episode "Hide and Seek" |
Set in the year 2018, mankind tries to colonize earth's oceans. A submarine known as SeaQuest DSV is sent underwater for protection. The ship's team has Captain Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider), Lucas (Jonathan Brandis), and even a genius dolphin.
In this episode, Milos Tezlo is invited onto the ship and the Europeans threaten to destroy them if Seaquest doesn't give Milos to them. All Milos cares about is using Darwin the dolphin to cure his mentally disturbed child. Milos gives up, but only after he knows his kid is cured.
- Milos Tezlo is the direct descendant of Vlad the impaler, the scurge of western Europe and an old friend of the Captain's. |
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| TekWar (1994) (TV) - Starring as Walter H. Bascom |
Based on William Shatner's novels, Jake Cardigan (Greg Evigan) is an ex-cop who was sentenced to a cryo-prison for a crime he didn't commit. Released early on parole to Walter Bascomb, a wealthy mystery man who runs an advanced security company, to fight Tek dealers and clear his name.
- Walter H. Bascomwas the crafty and oft times mysterious head of COSMOS Detective Agency. |
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| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996) (TV) - Starring as Himself in "Eye, Tooth" |
The show was about Rapper/actor Will Smith who was shipped out to California to live with wealthy relatives. He teaches his new family some street smarts, while he tries to learn some old-fashioned beliefs and values. His Aunt Vivian and Uncle Philip can't control him, and he attempts to get everyone else to fit in around him, including cousins Carlton), Hilary, and Ashley.
- William Shatner stars as Hilary's talk-show guest, but Will must find a way to beam him from the dentist's chair to the set. |
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| Free Enterprise (1998) - Starring as Bill |
| Two filmmakers, obsessed with Star Trek, look to William Shatner for some advice on their lives. |
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