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In seasons 4 and 5 of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun, he played the alien ' Big Giant Head' to which the main characters reported. Shatner's television career after his last appearance as James Kirk embraced comedy, drama and reality shows. His appearances as a guest star in two episodes of the television detective series Columbo, almost two decades apart, were among his many such contributions to television shows from the 1970s to the 2010s. Hooker (1982–1986) and hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 (1989–1996), which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series.

Outside Star Trek, Shatner played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe and a series of science fiction novels, the TekWar sequence, that were adapted for television. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfleet uniform. He appeared as James Kirk in all the episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first seven Star Trek movies. Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various US television shows. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994). In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. William Shatner OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor.