On this day in television history: Star Trek (1966 - 1969):

Star Trek

created by Gene Roddenberry,

was released on September 8, 1966,

and ran for three seasons until June 3, 1969.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan  Montgomery, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Grace Lee Whitney, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, Diana Muldaur, Ricardo Montalbán, Madlyn Rhue, Michael Ansara, William Marshall, Julie Newmar, Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Lansing, Teri Garr, William Windom, John Colicos, Robert Walker Jr., Lee Meriwether, Roger C. Carmel, Karen Steele, France Nuyen, Mark Lenard, Jane Wyatt, Glenn Corbett, Elinor Donahue, Elisha Cook Jr., Joan Marshall, Nancy Kovack, Vic Tayback, Jeff Corey, Fred Williamson, Barbara Bouchet, Warren Stevens, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, Charles Napier, Frank Gorshin, Lou Antonio, Ted Cassidy, Sherry Jackson, Mariette Hartley, Joan Collins, Celia Lovsky, Arlene Martel, David Soul, James Gregory, Barbara Anderson, James Daly, Jill Ireland, Melvin Belli, Pamelyn Ferdin, Keye Luke, Yvonne Craig, Steve Ihnat, Michael Dunn, Barbara Babcock, Clint Howard, Barbara Luna, David Opatoshu, Barbara Babcock, Morgan Woodward, Arnold Moss, Marianna Hill, Joanne Linville, Louise Sorel, John Fiedler, Vic Perrin, Susan Oliver, Jeffrey Hunter, Malachi Throne, Antoinette Bower, Angelique Pettyjohn.

On this day in movie history - The Captains (2011):

The Captains,

documentary directed and written by William Shatner,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Andy Milne.

Cast:
William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine, Christopher Plummer, Richard Arnold, Rene Auberjonois, Ira Steven Behr, John de Lancie, Paul Duraso, Jonathan Frakes, Sally Kellerman, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson, Robert Picardo, Steve Ridolfi, Jeri Ryan, David R. Sparks Jr., Connor Trinneer, Nana Visitor, Grace Lee Whitney.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989):

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,

directed by William Shatner,

written by David Loughery,

was released in the United States on June 9, 1989.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Laurence Luckinbill, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Todd Bryant, Spice Williams-Crosby, David Warner, Charles Cooper, Cynthia Gouw, George Murdock, Bill Quinn, Harve Bennett.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982):

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,

directed by Nicholas Meyer,

written by Jack B. Sowards,

based on a story by Harve Bennett and Jack B. Sowards,

was released in the United States on June 4, 1982.

Music by James Horner.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalbán.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock:

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

directed by Leonard Nimoy,

written by Harve Bennett,

was released in the United States on June 1, 1984.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Robin Curtis, Merritt Butrick, Phil Morris, Scott McGinnis, Robert Hooks, Carl Steven, Vadia Potenza, Stephen Manley, Joe W. Davis, Paul Sorensen, Cathie Shirriff, Christopher Lloyd, Stephen Liska, John Larroquette, David Cadiente, Bob K. Cummings, Branscombe Richmond, Phillip R. Allen, Jeanne Mori, Mario Marcelino, Allan Miller, Sharon Thomas Cain, Conroy Gedeon, James Sikking, Miguel Ferrer, Mark Lenard, Katherine Blum, Judith Anderson, Gary Faga, Doug Shanklin, Grace Lee Whitney, Frank Welker, Teresa E. Victor, Harve Bennett, Judi M. Durand, Jessica Biscardi, Claudia Lowndes, Nanci Rogers, Kimberly L. Ryusaki, Dee Giffin Scott, Rebecca Soladay, Philip Weyland.