A spotlight Q&A with the legendary William Shatner! William Shatner is an actor, singer, author, producer, director, and spokesman best known for his role as James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise, in the Star Trek franchise, as well as starring in T.J. Hooker (1982-1986), Rescue 911 (1989–1996), $#*! My Dad Says, as well as The Practice (2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–08) as Denny Crane.