Captain James T. Kirk — Star Trek: The Menagerie Character Profile

About Captain James T. Kirk

Original captain of the USS Enterprise, known for his daring tactics and charismatic command.

Captain James T. Kirk — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Star Trek universe

Quick Facts about Captain James T. Kirk

Full Name

James Tiberius Kirk

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

explorer, tactician, spaceship captain

First Appearance

Star Trek: The Original Series

Nationality

Riverside, Iowa, United States

Origin

Riverside, Iowa, United States

Captain James T. Kirk's Known Relations

• George Kirk — Father
• Winona Kirk — Mother
• Samuel Kirk — Sibling
• David Marcus — Child
• Carol Marcus — Unmarried partner
• Khan Noonien Singh — Enemy
• Harcourt Mudd — Enemy
• Klingon Empire — Enemy
• Romulan Star Empire — Enemy

Captain James T. Kirk appears in 8 titles

• Star Trek (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — character page
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) — character page
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) — character page
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) — character page
• Star Trek: Generations (1994) — character page
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

William Shatner

Appears in

Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Captain James T. Kirk — Social Friend — Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

  Close friendship and professional relationship

• Captain James T. Kirk — Social Friend — Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley)

  Close friendship with frequent debates

• Captain James T. Kirk — Professional Superior — Commodore José Mendez (Malachi Throne)

  Kirk reports to Mendez

• Captain James T. Kirk — Social Respect — Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney)

  Kirk respects his former captain

• Captain James T. Kirk — Professional Commander — Lt. Hansen (Hagan Beggs)

  Kirk commands Lt. Hansen

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• Commodore José Mendez (Malachi Throne)
• Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley)
• Scott (James Doohan)
• Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)
• Number One / Enterprise Computer (Majel Barrett)
• Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney)
• Miss Piper (Julie Parrish)
• Lt. Hansen (Hagan Beggs)
• Captain Christopher Pike (archive footage) (Jeffrey Hunter)
• Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney)
• Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage) (John Hoyt)