Star Trek legend William Shatner is set to undergo surgery at 94 years of age following a terrifying horse accident.
The actor opened up about the ordeal during an appearance at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 53rd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank.
“I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop,” he explained. “And the horse that I owned, I came off.”
“And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side. And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast and sent him flying],” he continued.
“I’m not a young stuntman anymore. I started to roll, but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So I wrecked my shoulder.”
William revealed he is to undergo a “new type of shoulder operation called a reverse something or other” on Wednesday.
© WireImage“You put the ball in the socket and the socket in the thing, and you come out 10 hours later, and you’re pain-free,” he said. “So that’s what I am meandering towards.”
It’s not the first time the actor has had issues with his health. Last year the actor had another health scare. On September 24, it was revealed that William was rushed to the hospital after he experienced an issue with his blood sugar while at his home.
The actor, who played the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Enterprise, Captain Kirk, on the original Star Trek series, reportedly called the ambulance as a precautionary measure.
© Getty ImagesAfter reports surfaced of his hospital visit, William updated his fans the following day, joking that “rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.”
Taking to Instagram, he posted a picture of himself from the TV series Murdoch Mysteries, and captioned the post: “I over-indulged. I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI!”
The veteran actor has been open about his health scares and struggles over the years. In 2024, William revealed he had been diagnosed and was treated for stage 4 melanoma.
© ABC via Getty Images“It was melanoma, stage 4,” he told Healio. “I said, ‘Stage 4?’ And someone in the room said, ‘Sorry.’ I said, ‘What are you sorry about?’ It was like, ‘Better pack your things.’
“That person who said ‘sorry,’ that was very sad, like you are going to die. And I was. They said if this [treatment] they used did not work, I had about 5 months.”
In 2016, the star also candidly revealed he was given a prostate cancer diagnosis, which at the time he thought would be a “death sentence.”
“That was really scary,” he told NBC. “I was told by a doctor I had a terminal disease. That I was going to die. The measurement for prostate cancers, called PSA, should be in one or two, and mine was until one day it became 10.”Terr
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