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| William T. Riker | |
| Aliases: | William Thomas Riker; Will Riker; William Riker Commander Riker; Captain Riker; Number one |
| Continuity: | Star Trek |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Military personnel |
| Occupation: | Commander Captain |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Alpha Quadrant USS Enterprise NCC-1701 |
| Associations: | Federation Starfleet |
| Relatives: | Kyle Riker (father); Betty Riker (mother); Thomas Riker (transporter duplicate); Deanna Troi (wife); Lwaxana Troi (mother-in-law) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | April 15th, 2335 |
| First: | "Encounter at Farpoint" |
| Actor: | Jonathan Frakes |
William T. Riker is a central character featured in the Star Trek film and television franchise. Played by actor Jonathan Frakes, he was a regular cast member on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and appeared in all 176 episodes of the series as well as four of the Star Trek feature films including, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis. The character has also made guest appearances on the spin-off shows Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise (a variation of Riker's character named Thomas Riker appeared in episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Outside of films and television, William T. Riker has been prominently featured in a multitude of books, comics and video games.
Biography[]
Early life & career[]
Season One[]
- Year: 2364
Season Two[]
- Year: 2365
Season Three[]
- Year: 2366
Season Four[]
- Year: 2367
Season Five[]
- Year: 2368
Season Six[]
- Year: 2369
Season Seven[]
- Year: 2370
Generations[]
- Year: 2371
First Contact[]
- Year: 2373
Insurrection[]
- Year: 2375
Nemesis[]
- Year: 2379
The Titan & Beyond...[]
- Year(s): 2379 +
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of William T. Riker was created by Gene Roddenberry and D.C. Fontana.
- Actor William O. Campbell originally auditioned for the role of Will Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was the second choice for the part, but the role ultimately went to Jonathan Frakes. Campbell was not completely cut off from the Star Trek mythos however. He popped up in 1988 in the season two episode "The Outrageous Okona" playing the titular character Captain Thadiun Okona.
Body Count[]
The following is a list of characters whose deaths William T. Riker is responsible for, either directly or accidentally.
- Yuta - Disintegrated with a phaser weapon. (TNG: The Vengeance Factor)
See also[]
Media
The World of Star Trek
Star Trek miscellaneous
External Links[]
- William T. Riker at IMDB
- William T. Riker at Memory Beta
- William T. Riker at Memory Alpha
- William T. Riker at the Star Trek Database
References[]
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