William Shatner, best role?

[Bubba Wheels]

As I channel surfed the other night, ran across a Twilight Zone I had not seen before. Shatner with his new bride were traveling thru Ohio (never a good idea!) when the come to light upon a small town. Eating in the local diner Shatner discovers that the napkin holder tells fortunes and soon he is captured under its evil spell. This got me reflecting, I had seen his other Twilight Zone multiple times before but he was pretty good in this one too!

So which role should Shatner go down in history for as his best? Captain Kirk? TJ Hooker? Denny Crane? Or maybe one of his guest spots on Columbo? Some other work now forgotten? (He was the father on the TV classic Go Ask Alice). Feel free to post pictures.

[Galaril]

Shatner's role in the classic Twilight Zone episode, when he is on a plane and sees a gremlin on the wing of the plane is a great one too.

[Franklinnoble]

Priceline.com

[st.cronin]

Feel free to post pictures.

This is definitely the best part of the post.

[BYU 14]

The link below will settle this debate faster then you can say..."We have lift off"


http://www.devilducky.com/media/21099/

[Bubba Wheels]

Yes, I had forgotten about him also being a pure, musical genius.

[Tigercat]

There is only one Shatner role that brought a tear to my eye. Oh the emotion.

http://www.movieactors.com/freezeframes510/airplanetwo25.jpeg
"Oh, cut the bleeding heart crap, will ya? We've all got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with, Striker. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing - they're *flashing* and they're *beeping*. I can't stand it anymore! They're *blinking* and *beeping* and *flashing*! Why doesn't somebody pull the plug!"

[SackAttack]

That was Shatner?

My God, I had no idea, and that's one of my top 5 movies.

[Easy Mac]

Wasn't he a spokesman for Maximum Football? I thought I saw the cover art for that.

[ISiddiqui]

I'll say "Boston Legal", even though its his most recent role. It's a great role for him.

[JPhillips]

Without question it has to be this.

Shatner's Finest (http://www.devilducky.com/media/40964/)

[Fonzie]

Big Bad Mama was awesome.

Or Star Trek II. Whichever.

[Buccaneer]

Without question it has to be this.

Shatner's Finest (http://www.devilducky.com/media/40964/)
Without a question. That was so funny.

[EagleFan]

I liked his work on 3rd Rock From the Sun, especially when they gave homage to the Twighlight Zone classic. "It was out there, on the wing...."

[EagleFan]

Without question it has to be this.

Shatner's Finest (http://www.devilducky.com/media/40964/)


Classic skit, so funny yet so true.

[cuervo72]

As a panelist on Tattletales.

[bbor]

TJ Hooker.....cause Heather Thomas distacted me from his horrible acting:)

[Eaglesfan27]

Two Words:

Denny Crane.

[ISiddiqui]

I liked the episode what the new wife was telling him they should move and Crane/Shatner said "What, am I supposed to beam up to Boston every day".

Nice.

[Grammaticus]

Two Words:

Denny Crane.
Considering the man is 75 years old, he aint doing bad as Denny Crane, but Captain Kirk is, well Captain Kirk.

[Eaglesfan27]

Considering the man is 75 years old, he aint doing bad as Denny Crane, but Captain Kirk is, well Captain Kirk.
Captain Kirk was fun. Seeing him on old episodes of Star Trek was my favorite when I was a kid. However, Denny Crane appeals to me now. He is funny, he is much more human behind the bravado. It really is a great role for him. He and Spader have great chemisty as well.

[ISiddiqui]

Spader kicks ass. Crane and Spader are the best duo on TV today. Two guys that just don't give a fuck and can articulate it well.

[hoopsguy]

The notion of Shatner's best role is explored in this thread as well:
hxxp://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/shatner_william.shtml (http://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/shatner_william.shtml)

[TazFTW]

The notion of Shatner's best role is explored in this thread as well:
hxxp://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/shatner_william.shtml (http://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/shatner_william.shtml)
Moses can't hold a candle to Shatner.

[Qwikshot]

Buck Murdock: We'd better get to the tower, Lieutenant.
Lt. Pervis: We have no tower, sir.
Buck Murdock: No tower?
Lt. Pervis: Just a bridge, sir.
Buck Murdock: Why the *hell* aren't I notified about these things?

[Kodos]

I gotta go with the Airplane 2 voters. He just rocks in that movie.

[Butter]

I gotta go with the Airplane 2 voters. He just rocks in that movie.

Buck Murdock? No, Buck MUR-Dock!

[GrantDawg]

Two Words:

Denny Crane.

Denny Crane.

[SFL Cat]

William Shatner as himself.

[WSUCougar]

C'mon, folks. The man IS Captain Kirk. All else is gravy.

[Qwikshot]

He wasn't bad in Loaded Weapon 1.

[Qwikshot]

btw Loaded Weapon 1 should be a drinking game for all the cameos in it.

Cast (in credits order)verified as complete
Emilio Estevez .... Sgt. Jack Colt
Samuel L. Jackson .... Sgt. Wes Luger
Jon Lovitz .... Becker
Tim Curry .... Mr. Jigsaw
Kathy Ireland .... Miss Destiny Demeanor
Frank McRae .... Captain Doyle
William Shatner .... Gen. Curtis Mortars
Dhiru Shah .... Translator
Gokul .... Hindu
Tom Bruggeman .... Mini-Mart Punk
Danny Castle .... Mini-Mart Punk
Lance Kinsey .... Lt. Irv Lansing
Bill Nunn .... Police Photographer
Dr. Joyce Brothers .... Coroner
Lin Shaye .... Witness
Robert Willis .... Cop in Armani Suit
Vito Scotti .... Tailor
Ken Ober .... Dooley
James Doohan .... Scotty
Lauren Abels .... Police Psychiatrist
Richard Moll .... Prison Attendant
F. Murray Abraham .... Dr. Harold Leacher
Charlie Sheen .... Gern, Parking Valet
Denis Leary .... Mike McCracken
Denise Richards .... Cindy #1 (as Denise Lee Richards)
Mary Lynn Naggie .... Cindy #2
Suzie Hardy .... Cindy #3
Karman Kruschke .... Cindy #4
Michael Castner .... News Anchor
J.P. Hubbell .... Megaphone Cop
Corey Feldman .... Young Trigger-Happy Cop
Phil Hartman .... Officer Davis
J.T. Walsh .... Desk Clerk
Erik Estrada .... Himself
Larry Wilcox .... Himself
Paul Gleason .... FBI Agent Dwayne T. Robinson
Jake Johannsen .... Drug Dealer
Mike L. Lajeunesse .... Mr. Jerricho (as Mile Lajeunesse)
Sherry Bilsing .... Cookie Receptionist
Allyce Beasley .... Spinach Destiny
Charles Napier .... Interrogator
Charles Cyphers .... Interrogator
Benjamin Kimball Smith .... Kid on Bike
Danielle Nicolet .... Debbie Luger
Damian Cagnolatti .... Ben Luger
Beverly Johnson .... Doris Luger
Christopher Shobe .... Ted Polansky
Marcus Lasha .... Young Wes Luger
Hank Cheyne .... Stormtrooper
Al Watson .... Stormtrooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Ducommun .... District Attorney (uncredited)
Whoopi Goldberg .... Sgt. Billy York (uncredited)
Holly Hallstrom .... Spin the Wheel Girl (uncredited)
Andray Johnson .... Ken Luckman (uncredited)
Christopher Lambert .... Man with Car Phone (uncredited)
Tommy Le .... Vietnamese Lover (uncredited)
Bruce Mahler .... District Attorney #2 (uncredited)
Jody Mullenax .... (uncredited)
Robert Shaye .... Interrogation Room Person (uncredited)
Bruce Willis .... John McClane (uncredited)

That's a heck of a lot of cameos and star power for a crappy movie. Martin Sheen and Richard Lewis are in there somewhere as well.

[Silver Owl]

As I channel surfed the other night, ran across a Twilight Zone I had not seen before. Shatner with his new bride were traveling thru Ohio (never a good idea!) when the come to light upon a small town. Eating in the local diner Shatner discovers that the napkin holder tells fortunes and soon he is captured under its evil spell. This got me reflecting, I had seen his other Twilight Zone multiple times before but he was pretty good in this one too!

So which role should Shatner go down in history for as his best? Captain Kirk? TJ Hooker? Denny Crane? Or maybe one of his guest spots on Columbo? Some other work now forgotten? (He was the father on the TV classic Go Ask Alice). Feel free to post pictures.

And what exactly, is wrong with Ohio? Huh ... ? :p

[Vince]

C'mon, folks. The man IS Captain Kirk. All else is gravy.
The correct answer.