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George Takei

George Takei
George Takei
Born: Apr 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '60s-2000s
Major Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
Career Highlights: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Prisoners of the Sun
First Major Screen Credit: The Twilight Zone: The Encounter (1964)
17 Videos for George Takei
Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009) Backlash: Oblivion 2 (1996) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
The Great Buck Howard (2008) Oblivion (1994) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008) Live by the Fist (1993) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) The Green Berets (1968)
Bug Buster (1998) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) Never So Few (1959)
Backlash: Oblivion 2 (1996) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
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Biography:

Asian-American actor George Takei studied architecture at the University of California and theatre arts at UCLA. Takei's first film appearance was in the 1960 Warner Bros. feature Ice Palace He appeared with regularity on series television in the early 1960s; his most controversial TV role was the son of a World War II traitor in the 1964 Twilight Zone episode The Encounter, which was withdrawn from the series' syndicated package due to charges of misrepresentation from several Japanese-American groups.

In 1966, Takei began what was to become a lifelong assignment when he was cast as chief navigator Hikaru Sulu on the evergreen science-fiction series Star Trek. He has extended this characterization into seven Star Trek feature films, as well as a Saturday morning cartoon series. Erudite and socially correct at all times, Takei nonetheless enjoyed a reputation as Star Trek's most aggressive on-set practical joker.

When not before the cameras, George Takei keeps busy with Southern California political and civic activities. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.