You'd think that a TV and film legend like William Shatner would owe a majority of his wealth to his iconic turn originating the role of captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise . The actor first rose to prominence with the role in the very first Star Trek series back in 1966, which ran until 1969, and played the role multiple more times, concluding with his final onscreen appearance as Captain Kirk, the 1994 film Star Trek Generations . But apparently, that is not the case!

While the Canadian star, 94, has spoken in the past about his lack of residuals from Star Trek , he brought it up once again in a new interview with The Telegraph , saying: "Nobody knew about reruns. The concept of syndication only came in after Star Trek was canceled when someone from

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