Canadian-born two time Emmy, Golden Globe, and Saturn Award-winning actor is best known for playing Captain James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, in the television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969. Between 1979 and 1991, William Shatner played Captain Kirk in the first six Star Trek films, and directed the fifth. In 1994, he returned to the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations – his character's final appearance in the movie series. Born William Alan Shatner in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he attended McGill University in Montreal. Shatner is also known as a musician, bestselling author, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman. In his spare time, Shatner enjoys breeding and showing American Saddlebreds and Quarter Horses. Shatner has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame.
