The 1965 role that almost ruined William Shatner's career

The 1965 role that almost ruined William Shatner's career

Before William Shatner became Captain James T Kirk, he was a jobbing actor trying to work out how to turn a slightly promising career into a lasting one, but it wasn’t a lack of opportunities getting in his way, but that he kept turning down bounties of offers. After leaving drama school, Shatner moved from his native Stratford, Ontario, to New York in pursuit of a Broadway career, eventually appearing on The Howdy Doody Show before landing a ro…