William Shatner: movies and TV shows
William Shatner has 350 credits in the archive: 209 films and 141 TV series, from 1973 to 2026. Highest rated: Futurama (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1973 – 2026 · busiest year: 1994 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hey Jonas! | Self-Guest | TV | — | 95 |
| 2025 | The Eagle Obsession | Self | Film | 2.0 | 94 |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Keldor (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 93 |
| 2024 | The D-Con Chamber | Self | TV | — | 93 |
| 2024 | 765874: Unification | Kirk | Film | 6.3 | 93 |
| 2024 | 765874: Unification | Film | 6.3 | 93 | |
| 2024 | The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe | Self - Presenter | TV | 5.3 | 93 |
| 2024 | The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe | TV | 5.3 | 93 | |
| 2024 | Aliens Among Us with William Shatner | Film | 2.0 | 93 | |
| 2024 | William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill | Self | Film | 6.1 | 93 |
| 2024 | William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill | Film | 6.1 | 93 | |
| 2023 | The UnXplained Special Presentation | Self - Presenter | TV | 4.0 | 92 |
| 2023 | The UnXplained Special Presentation | TV | 4.0 | 92 | |
| 2023 | Stars on Mars | Self - Host | TV | 5.0 | 92 |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | Film | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2023 | Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited | Self (archive footage) | Film | 3.0 | 92 |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self | TV | 2.8 | 91 |
| 2022 | Fireheart | Mayor of New York (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 91 |
| 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored | Self | TV | 2.3 | 91 |
| 2022 | Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies | Self - (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 91 |
| 2022 | A Tear in the Sky | Film | 6.8 | 91 | |
| 2021 | Senior Moment | Victor Martin | Film | 5.6 | 90 |
| 2021 | 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart | Self | Film | 3.4 | 90 |
| 2021 | Shatner in Space | Self | Film | 5.6 | 90 |
| 2021 | WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 | Himself | Film | 4.0 | 90 |
| 2021 | Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek | Self | Film | 8.7 | 90 |
| 2020 | Creators: The Past | Lord Oghma | Film | 3.4 | 89 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 88 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Knight | TV | 7.5 | 88 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Knight (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 88 |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Barton Wallwork | TV | 7.2 | 88 |
| 2019 | The UnXplained | Self - Host | TV | 6.6 | 88 |
| 2019 | The UnXplained | TV | 6.6 | 88 | |
| 2019 | WWE Backstage | William Shatner | TV | — | 88 |
| 2019 | Devil's Revenge | Hayes | Film | 4.0 | 88 |
| 2019 | To Your Last Death | The Overseer (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 88 |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage) | TV | 6.2 | 87 |
| 2018 | Aliens Ate My Homework | Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice) | Film | 4.8 | 87 |
| 2018 | The Steam Engines of Oz | Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 87 |
| 2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face | Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 86 |
| 2017 | Heroes Manufactured | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 86 |
| 2017 | The Indian Detective | David Marlowe | TV | 6.5 | 86 |
| 2017 | The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | Film | 6.8 | 86 |
| 2017 | The Truth Is in the Stars | Film | 6.8 | 86 | |
| 2017 | God Woke | Film | 2.0 | 86 | |
| 2017 | Not a War Story | Film | 4.6 | 86 | |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Norm Glinski | TV | 7.3 | 85 |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles | Captain Kirk (archive footage) | TV | 6.9 | 85 |
| 2016 | A Sunday Horse | Kenneth Roubidoux | Film | 6.3 | 85 |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock | Self | Film | 7.4 | 85 |
| 2016 | Range 15 | Richard Chindler | Film | 4.7 | 85 |
| 2016 | Better Late Than Never | Self | TV | 7.6 | 85 |
| 2016 | Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed | Self | TV | — | 85 |
| 2016 | Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 85 |
| 2016 | Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault | TV | 8.0 | 85 | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | Self | Film | 5.8 | 85 |
| 2016 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself (voice only) | Film | 5.6 | 85 |
| 2016 | When Elephants Were Young | Narrator | Film | 6.3 | 85 |
| 2016 | The Colorful Montreal Expos | Narrator (voice) | Film | 2.0 | 85 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 84 |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self | TV | 6.7 | 84 |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Self | Film | 5.6 | 84 |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Actor | Film | 5.6 | 84 |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Dangerous Dan | Film | 5.8 | 84 |
| 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas | Coachman Nick | Film | 6.2 | 84 |
| 2015 | Tom Felton Meets the Superfans | Self | Film | 6.9 | 84 |
| 2015 | WWE Breaking Ground | Himself (narrator) | TV | 7.0 | 84 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self - Guest | TV | 7.8 | 83 |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Self | TV | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge | Self | Film | 6.9 | 83 |
| 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge | Film | 6.9 | 83 | |
| 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge | Film | 6.9 | 83 | |
| 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge | Film | 6.9 | 83 | |
| 2014 | To Be Takei | Self | Film | 7.2 | 83 |
| 2014 | A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | Film | 2.0 | 83 |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | General Shanker (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 82 |
| 2013 | The Captains Close Up | Self | TV | 6.6 | 82 |
| 2013 | The Captains Close Up | TV | 6.6 | 82 | |
| 2013 | Return to the Forest | Narrator | Film | 2.0 | 82 |
| 2013 | The Captains: Still Kicking | Self | Film | 6.0 | 82 |
| 2013 | The Captains: Still Kicking | Film | 6.0 | 82 | |
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | Self | Film | 6.7 | 82 |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy Live | Self - Host | TV | 5.5 | 81 |
| 2012 | Comic Book Men | Self | TV | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2012 | Horrorween | Self | Film | 6.8 | 81 |
| 2012 | Get a Life! | Self | Film | 6.8 | 81 |
| 2012 | Get a Life! | Film | 6.8 | 81 | |
| 2012 | Get a Life! | Film | 6.8 | 81 | |
| 2011 | The Captains | Self | Film | 6.4 | 80 |
| 2011 | The Captains | Film | 6.4 | 80 | |
| 2011 | The Captains | Film | 6.4 | 80 | |
| 2011 | The Captains | Film | 6.4 | 80 | |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Actor | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 2011 | The Space Shuttle | Narrator | Film | 5.0 | 80 |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 80 |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Self - Roaster | Film | 7.1 | 80 |
| 2011 | Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories | Film | 4.8 | 80 | |
| 2011 | William Shatner Sings O Canada | Himself | Film | 4.5 | 80 |
| 2011 | Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner | Film | 4.5 | 80 | |
| 2010 | The Talk | TV | 3.0 | 79 | |
| 2010 | The Talk | Self | TV | 3.0 | 79 |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Grand Pear (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 79 |
| 2010 | Haven | Croatoan | TV | 7.5 | 79 |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Sally | TV | 7.2 | 79 |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Henry McLeod | TV | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | Ed Goodson | TV | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2010 | The Fran Drescher Show | TV | 7.5 | 79 | |
| 2010 | William Shatner's Weird or What? | TV | 6.8 | 79 | |
| 2010 | William Shatner's Weird or What? | TV | 6.8 | 79 | |
| 2010 | Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Himself | Film | 2.0 | 79 |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Core (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 79 |
| 2010 | Aftermath with William Shatner | Self - Host | TV | — | 79 |
| 2010 | Aftermath with William Shatner | TV | — | 79 | |
| 2010 | Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man | Self | Film | 2.0 | 79 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.1 | 78 |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Himself | Film | 6.1 | 78 |
| 2009 | Star Trek: The Captain's Summit | Self | Film | 6.4 | 78 |
| 2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | Himself | Film | 4.5 | 78 |
| 2008 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mark Twain | TV | 7.7 | 77 |
| 2008 | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Self - Host | TV | 4.0 | 77 |
| 2008 | Everest | Norman Kelly | TV | 4.6 | 77 |
| 2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | Film | 4.7 | 77 |
| 2008 | Million Dollar Password | TV | — | 77 | |
| 2008 | Extraordinary Animals | TV | — | 77 | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | William Shatner | TV | 7.9 | 76 |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | James T. Kirk (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 76 |
| 2007 | Mars Rising | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 76 |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent | Film | 4.7 | 76 | |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent | Film | 4.7 | 76 | |
| 2007 | WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2006 | Psych | Frank O'Hara | TV | 7.9 | 75 |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Ozzie (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 75 |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show | TV | 6.0 | 75 | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Kazar (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 75 |
| 2006 | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | Film | 3.8 | 75 |
| 2006 | Show Me the Money | TV | 10.0 | 75 | |
| 2006 | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2006 | William Shatner in Concert | Self | Film | 4.5 | 75 |
| 2006 | Stalking Santa | Narrator | Film | 2.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | TV | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen | Self | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.8 | 74 |
| 2005 | Squidbillies | TV | 6.9 | 74 | |
| 2005 | The Annie Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 74 |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Stan Fields | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 2005 | Last Laugh '05 | Lucifer | Film | 5.6 | 74 |
| 2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | Film | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2005 | Lil' Pimp | Tony Gold (voice) | Film | 4.9 | 74 |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed the World | Self - Host / Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed the World | Film | 5.7 | 74 | |
| 2005 | Invasion Iowa | Col. Shane Yeager | TV | 9.0 | 74 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Denny Crane | TV | 7.9 | 73 |
| 2004 | Atomic Betty | Jim | TV | 5.7 | 73 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 73 |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever | TV | 5.9 | 73 | |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Dodgeball Chancellor | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 2004 | Last Laugh '04 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 2004 | Sci-Fi Visionaries | Film | 4.5 | 73 | |
| 2004 | The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages | Self | Film | 5.5 | 73 |
| 2004 | Birth of a Timeless Legacy | Film | 4.5 | 73 | |
| 2004 | Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | Film | 4.3 | 73 | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 72 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2003 | Chilly Beach | The President (voice) | TV | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2003 | Christmas in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2003 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 2003 | A Carol Christmas | Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2003 | William Shatner's Spplat Attack II | Wild Bill | Film | 4.5 | 72 |
| 2002 | Showtime | William Shatner | Film | 5.6 | 71 |
| 2002 | American Psycho II: All American Girl | Starkman | Film | 4.5 | 71 |
| 2002 | After They Were Famous | Self | TV | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2002 | Cosmic Odyssey | TV | 10.0 | 71 | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2002 | Shoot or Be Shot! | Harvey Wilkes | Film | 5.5 | 71 |
| 2002 | Spplat Attack | Film | 6.0 | 71 | |
| 2002 | Groom Lake | John Gossner | Film | 4.2 | 71 |
| 2002 | Groom Lake | Film | 4.2 | 71 | |
| 2002 | Groom Lake | Film | 4.2 | 71 | |
| 2002 | One-Hit Wonders | TV | 10.0 | 71 | |
| 2002 | Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues | Self | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 2002 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | Film | 4.7 | 71 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | TV | 3.8 | 70 |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Mayor Phlegmming (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 | Narrator | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Bob Patterson | Warren Wellman | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 | Narrator | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Remembering 'The Intruder' | Self | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 | Narrator | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Festival in Cannes | Self | Film | 5.3 | 70 |
| 2001 | Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Professor | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Falcon Down | Major Robert Carson | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | Self | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 2001 | Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines | Self | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Click | Self | TV | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality | Stan Fields | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Film | 6.4 | 69 | |
| 2000 | Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero | Narrator (Voice) | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1999 | Futurama | William Shatner (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 68 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV | 5.2 | 68 |
| 1999 | A Twist in the Tale | TV | 4.8 | 68 | |
| 1999 | Nukes in Space | Narrator | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1998 | Hercules | Jason of the Argonauts (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | James T. Kirk | Film | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1998 | Land of the Free | Aidan Carvell | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 1998 | Free Enterprise | Bill | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Ghost Stories | Self | Film | 2.0 | 67 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 66 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 66 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Denny Crane | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Admiral Kornfeld | TV | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | TV | 6.2 | 66 | |
| 1997 | Space Cadets | Self | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 1997 | Trekkies | Self | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1997 | Jefftowne | Self | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 1997 | TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction | Self | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Narrator | TV | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Big Giant Head | TV | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight | Self | TV | 7.4 | 65 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | TV | 8.2 | 65 |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Island | Chase Prescott | Film | 5.1 | 65 |
| 1996 | Star Trek Story | Self (archive footage) | Film | 1.2 | 65 |
| 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 1996 | William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Host | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1996 | The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Michael Gatewick | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 1996 | Corwin | Self | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 1995 | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Narrator | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | TV | 7.8 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar | Walter H. Bascom | TV | 5.8 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar | TV | 5.8 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar | TV | 5.8 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar | TV | 5.8 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Walter H. Bascom | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Film | 5.2 | 63 | |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Generations | Captain James T. Kirk | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar | Walter H. Bascom | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar | Film | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar | Film | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLab | Walter H. Bascom | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords | Walter H. Bascom | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords | Film | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Adam Harland (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1994 | Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Self - Host | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Bodosh | Film | 3.3 | 63 |
| 1994 | William Shatner: Captain's Log | Self | Film | 2.0 | 63 |
| 1994 | UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King | Self | Film | 2.0 | 63 |
| 1994 | Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown | Film | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1993 | Raw | Self | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1993 | Raw | William Shatner | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Captain James T. Kirk | TV | 7.9 | 62 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Milos Tezlof | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | General Mortars | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1993 | Family of Strangers | Earl | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations | Self | Film | 1.5 | 62 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 61 | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | William Shatner | TV | 7.7 | 61 |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Santa Claus (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Commander Berzerk (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1992 | Gottschalk Late Night | Self | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1992 | The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour | Self | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Captain James T. Kirk | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1991 | The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self - Presenter | Film | 2.0 | 60 |
| 1991 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self - Host | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | William Shatner | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 1990 | Dream On | TV | 7.0 | 59 | |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years | Self | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1990 | Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest | Narrator | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1989 | Rescue 911 | Self - Host | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Captain James T. Kirk | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Self | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1988 | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | Film | 2.5 | 57 |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | Chuck Coburn | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1987 | Seasons | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Admiral James T. Kirk | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1986 | T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport | Sgt. T.J. Hooker | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1986 | Super Duper Bloopers | Self | Film | 4.0 | 55 |
| 1986 | William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel | Host | Film | 2.0 | 55 |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Charles Underhill | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1985 | Television | TV | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1985 | North Beach and Rawhide | Rawhide MacGregor | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 54 |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Admiral James T. Kirk | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Chris Jordan | Film | 3.0 | 53 |
| 1983 | Prime Times | Self | TV | — | 52 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Sgt TJ Hooker | TV | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | TV | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 1982 | Madame's Place | Self | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Cdr. Buck Murdock | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Admiral James T. Kirk | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Poisoned Man | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 1982 | Visiting Hours | Gary Baylor | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1980 | Fridays | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1980 | Hypnosis and Beyond | Self | Film | 4.5 | 49 |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Jerry O'Connor | Film | 4.6 | 49 |
| 1980 | The Babysitter | Dr. Jeff Benedict | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Admiral James T. Kirk | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1979 | Disaster on the Coastliner | Stuart Peters | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1979 | Riel | The Barker | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Paul Revere | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1978 | Little Women | Friedrich Bhaer | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1978 | The Crash of Flight 401 | Carl Tobias | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1978 | The Third Walker | Munro Maclean | Film | 4.5 | 47 |
| 1978 | Land of No Return | Curt Benell | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Captain Harrison | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | TV | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men | Adrian Ferrier | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders | Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | TV | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 1976 | Mysteries of the Gods | Host | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1976 | A Whale of a Tale | Jack Fredericks | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1976 | The Tenth Level | Prof. Stephen Turner | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 1976 | Universe | Narrator | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1976 | Microworld | Film | 4.0 | 45 | |
| 1976 | Perilous Voyage | Steve Monroe | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast | Jeff Cable | TV | 8.3 | 44 |
| 1975 | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | Film | 2.0 | 44 |
| 1975 | The Devil’s Rain | Mark Preston | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1975 | The Star Trek Dream | Self | Film | 1.5 | 44 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Josh Lang | TV | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | TV | 6.4 | 43 | |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Mark Ciprio | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Adam North | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1974 | Flick Flack | Host | TV | — | 43 |
| 1974 | Impulse | Matt Stone | Film | 4.6 | 43 |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | William J. Baxter | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1974 | Kodiak | Buzz Howard | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1974 | Pray for the Wildcats | Warren Summerfield | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1974 | Amy Prentiss | TV | 6.5 | 43 | |
| 1974 | Indict and Convict | Sam Belden | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1973 | Police Story | TV | 7.0 | 42 |