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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Occupation: | First officer |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | Post-2265 |
| Father: | Tiberius Kirk |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse(s): | Winona Kirk |
| Children: | George Samuel Kirk James T. Kirk |
| Other Relative(s): | James (father-in-law) David Marcus (grandson) Peter Kirk (grandson) two other grandchildren |
| Played by: | Chris Hemsworth |
- This article is about the father of James T. Kirk. You may be looking for James' brother, George Samuel Kirk.
- For the new timeline counterpart, see George Kirk (alternate reality).
George Kirk was a Human Starfleet officer in the early 23rd century. His father was Tiberius Kirk. He was the husband of Winona Kirk and the father of James T. Kirk and George Samuel Kirk.
In 2233, Kirk was serving as first officer aboard the USS Kelvin under Captain Richard Robau. His wife was also aboard the ship and was pregnant with James Kirk at the time.
James Kirk often spoke of his father, crediting George with providing him with the inspiration to join Starfleet. George lived at least long enough to see his son become captain of the USS Enterprise in 2265. (Star Trek)
[edit] Background information
George Kirk was played by Chris Hemsworth. Although Spock referred to George Kirk as being a lieutenant when he was aboard the Kelvin, Kirk actually wore the rank braids of a lieutenant commander; Spock may have been abbreviating his rank in a non-traditional manner as lieutenant commanders are usually referred in short-hand as commanders.
George Kirk was mentioned in the unfilmed Star Trek: The First Adventure script as having died when his craft, the Bonaventure, disappeared during an experimental dilithium-fueled warp jump. Montgomery Scott worked with him on the project.
[edit] Apocrypha
- The name "George" for James Kirk's father first originated in Vonda N. McIntyre's TOS novel Enterprise: The First Adventure.
- Intel's Star Trek tie-in website gave his serial number as SA-733-9624-AM.
- George Kirk was seen as the first officer of the USS Enterprise under Captain Robert April in the novel Final Frontier. In the novel, Kirk was the one responsible for convincing Captain April (who had been charged with naming the as yet-unnamed ship) to name the ship Enterprise. The cover art for the book contained a picture of him - and it bears a clear resemblance to Hemsworth, even though the actor was only four years old when the book was published.
[edit] External link
- George Kirk at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works