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[h3]Shatner made his feature debut in a supporting role in Richard Brooks' film of 'The Brothers Karamazov'.[/h3]

He appeared in five other films over the next few years, before finding the role that would make him an enduring star - Captain James T Kirk of 'Star Trek'. The unprecedented popularity of 'Star Trek' was not immediate, only becoming apparent after years of syndication.

Shatner returned to features, in mostly low-budget genre fare ('Big Bad Mama'; 'The Devil's Rain'; 'Kingdom of the Spiders') before making 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture', in 1979. Kirk was promoted to Admiral for the series of sequels which followed the initial film's success.

Shatner went on to find success as street cop, 'TJ Hooker, in the mid 1980s TV series.

After hosting U.S. TV series 'Rescue 911', he made his directorial debut with 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier', before going on to publish his first book, 'TekWar'.

The actor went on to become a prolific novelist and co-author of two collections of Trek memoirs and a look at Trek fandom, entitled 'Get a Life'. He is also the credited author of a series of ghost-written 'Star Trek' novels, starring James T Kirk.

Shatner created, directed and took a supporting role in the syndicated TV movie adaptation of 'TekWar', and oversaw and appeared in three subsequent 'TekWar' telefilms, as well as a cable TV spin-off series.

However he returned to the helm of the Enterprise for one last time in 'Star Trek: Generations', which saw Kirk passing the baton (and franchise) to Patrick Stewart's Captain Picard.

Entering his post-Trek phase, Shatner began to spoof his kitschy appeal in dozens of film, TV and commercial projects.

He managed this most effectively in the comedy 'Free Enterprise', in which he has aspirations about directing a film about Julius Caesar, with himself in all of the roles.

He also played several over-the-top creations, including Murdock in 'Airplane II'; the villain in 'Loaded Weapon'; and the pompous pageant host of 'Miss Congeniality'.

Ironically, he was tapped to host the real-life Miss USA pageant a year later. At the same time, Shatner found himself making headlines when his estranged fourth wife, actress Nerine Kidd - from whom he had split due to her addiction problems - drowned in the swimming pool of their LA home.

In 2002 he released the DVD 'Mind Meld: Behind the Voyages of a Lifetime', in which he and his Trek co-star and best friend, Leonard Nimoy, engage in a deeply intimate conversation about their lives.
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- His third wife, Nerine, died accidently in their swimming pool at their home in Studio City.

- He breeds and shows horses, American Saddlebreds and Quarter Horses.

- He has three daughters, Leslie, Lisabeth and Melanie.

- He likes playing tennis.

- 'The Shatner Building' at McGill University is named after him.

- He is fluent in French.

- He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Frame in 1983.

- His favourite 'Star Trek' episode is Devil in the Dark.

- He is a vegetarian.
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Miss Congeniality 2 (2005)

"Fleet Street" (2004)

Lil' Pimp (2004)

"Practice: Fleet Street, The" (2004)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Carol Christmas, A (2003)

Groom Lake (2002)

"Full Moon Fright Night" (2002)

"One Hit Wonders" (2002)

American Psycho 2: All American Girl (2002)

Shoot Or Be Shot (2002)

50th Annual Miss USA Pageant, The (2001)

Iron Chef USA: Holiday Showdown (2001)

Kid, The (2001)

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Falcon Down (2000)

Miss Congeniality (2000)

"Twist in the Tale, A" (1998)

Free Enterprise (1998)

Land of the Free (1997)

Star Trek: Generations (1997)

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (1997)

First Men on the Moon, The (1997)

Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)

Dead Man's Island (1996)

"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996)

Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1994)

"TekWar" (1994)

Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

TekWar: TekJustice (1994)

TekWar: TekLab (1994)

TekWar: TekLords (1994)

TekWar (1994)

Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1994)

Family of Strangers (1993)

Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced (1992)

"Voice of the Planet" (1991)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Trial of Standing Bear, The (1988)

Broken Angel (1988)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)

North Beach and Rawhide (1985)

Secrets of a Married Man (1984)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

"T.J. Hooker" (1982)

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Visiting Hours (1982)

T.J. Hooker (1982)

Babysitter, The (1980)

Kidnapping of the President, The (1980)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)

Riel (1979)

Crash (1978)

Little Women (1978)

Third Walker, The (1978)

Bastard, The (1978)

"How the West Was Won" (1978)

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

"Testimony of Two Men" (1977)

Whale of a Tale, A (1976)

Columbo: Fade in to Murder (1976)

Perilous Voyage (1976)

Land of No Return (1975)

Tenth Level, The (1975)

"Barbary Coast" (1975)

Devil's Rain, The (1975)

Barbary Coast (1975)

Impulse (1974)

Big Bad Mama (1974)

Pray for the Wildcats (1974)

Indict and Convict (1974)

"Star Trek" (1973)

Pioneer Woman (1973)

Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)

Go Ask Alice (1973)

Incident on a Dark Street (1973)

Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1972)

People, The (1972)

Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law (1971)

Vanished (1971)

Andersonville Trial, The (1970)

Sole Survivor (1970)

Shadow Game (1969)

Comanche blanco (1968)

Alexander the Great (1968)

Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)

"Star Trek" (1966)

Incubus (1965)

"For the People" (1965)

Outrage, The (1964)

Intruder, The (1962)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Explosive Generation, The (1961)

Night of the Auk, The (1960)

"Tactic" (1959) TV Series

Brothers Karamazov, The (1958)

Oedipus Rex (1957)

Billy Budd (1955)

"Howdy Doody" (1954)

Butler's Night Off, The (1951)
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