Star Trek veteran William Shatner, 93, names his 'toughest' acting job ever (hint: it involves bugs)

William Shatner has named his hardest job in his 70-year acting career. He said one of his toughest ever shoots was on the 1977 film Kingdom Of The Spiders because he had to be covered in real tarantulas. Seen in 2017 Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in the STAR TREK episode, A Piece of the Action in 1968 The discovery of the killer spiders has fatal consequences for the town. He said one of his toughest ever shoots was on the 1977 film Kingdom of the Spiders because he had to be covered in real tarantulas The star at the Comic-Con Fan Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in August With wife Elizabeth Shatner at the Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA premiere at Santa Monica Pier on October 24 Other problems with the tarantulas on set included them refusing to run towards their 'victims', due to them being nervous of humans. Shatner - who is famous all over the world for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the original 1960s Star Trek TV series and subsequent films, such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - previously revealed he was also bitten by his creepy crawly co-stars.