That
time William Shatner played a
sleazy sea
captain in
'Kung Fu'
William
Shatner as
captain Brandywine Gage in "A Small Beheading."
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ABC's martial arts-Western ******
Kung Fu, which aired*from 1972 through 1975,*was one of the most popular*and acclaimed television shows of its time.*
The ****** starred David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a Chinese-American orphan who trains as a Shaolin monk before committing a murder and fleeing to the American west. The show followed Caine’s adventures as he searched for his long-lost relatives and used his martial arts training to fight for justice along the way.
Caine’s itinerant lifestyle brings him into contact with new characters and guest stars throughout the ******. In the third season episode “A Small Beheading,” he meets a grizzled sea
captain played by an actor who'd previously
played a space captain:
William Shatner.
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