Don Pulford Donald B . Pulford is a former stuntman and stunt coordinator who served as stunt double for William Shatner in the three " Star Trek " feature films , , and . Pulford was interviewed alongside stuntman Randy Hall for the special feature " Strange New Worlds : The Valley of Fire " on the " Star Trek Generations ( Special Edition ) " DVD . His costume as double for Shatner in " Star Trek V " was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay for US $ 1 , 923 . 00 . Pulford , born in Burbank , California , previously doubled Shatner in several episodes of the television series " T . J . Hooker " and portrayed Officer Baker in the 1986 episode " Shootout " , which also featured fellow " Trek " performers James Darren , David Froman , Nanci Rogers , and Philip Weyland . Pulford appeared first in film productions in the late ' 50s , when he portrayed background characters in films such as the fantasy film " Around the World in Eighty Days " ( 1956 ) and the western " A Distant Trumpet " ( 1964 ) . In the ' 70s , Pulford started a career in the stunt business and performed such physical action in the television series " Gunsmoke " ( 1972 , with Charles Seel ) , " Emergency ! " ( 1972 - 1973 , starring Kevin Tighe ) , " The Streets of San Francisco " ( 1973 , along Judyann Elder , Al Wyatt , and Glenn R . Wilder ) , " The Six Million Dollar Man " ( 1974 and 1978 , with Alan Oppenheimer , Vince Deadrick , Sr . , and Robert Symonds ) , " WKRP in Cincinnati " ( 1980 ) , and " The Greatest American Hero " ( 1982 - 1983 , with stunts by Mark Riccardi and Gene LeBell ) . His film work includes films such as the crime drama " Capone " ( 1975 , with stunts by Tommy J . Huff and Charles Picerni , Sr . ) , the thriller " Vigilante Force " ( 1976 , stunt coordinated by Buddy Joe Hooker ) , the action film " Zebra Force " ( 1976 ) , the science fiction film " The Black Hole " ( 1979 , with stunts by Robert Herron , Alan Oliney , Regina Parton , and Bill Couch ) , the drama " The Stunt Man " ( 1980 , with stunts by Gregory J . Barnett , Gary Baxley , Erik Cord , Al Jones , and Tom Morga ) , ' s thriller " Scarface " ( 1983 ) , ' s thriller " Manhunter " ( 1986 , with fellow " Generations " stuntmen Michael Haynes and Bud Davis ) , the science fiction film " King Kong Lives " ( 1986 ) , the music comedy " Who ' s That Girl ? " ( 1987 ) , and the comedy " Three Fugitives " ( 1989 ) , in which he doubled actor . In the ' 90s , Pulford worked in the stunt department for the films " Another 48 Hrs . " ( 1990 ) , ' s comedy " Nothing But Trouble " ( 1991 , with stunts by Maria R . Kelly and Lynn Salvatori ) , the thriller " Wedlock " ( 1991 ) , the comedy " The Naked Gun 2½ : The Smell of Fear " ( 1991 ) and its sequel " Naked Gun 33 1 / 3 : The Final Insult " ( 1994 ) , the comedy " I Love Trouble " ( 1994 ) , again as double for Nick Nolte , the fantasy film " The Shadow " ( 1994 ) , the comedy " Tommy Boy " ( 1995 ) , and the thriller " Mulholland Falls " ( 1996 , with stunts by Michael Papajohn , Clifford T . Fleming , and Pat Romano ) . Among his latest films are the action thriller " The Glimmer Man " ( 1996 , with stunts by Ron Balicki , Mark Chadwick , Mike Gunther , Bridgett Riley , Paul Sklar , and Rich Minga ) , the television drama " The Sleepwalker Killing " ( 1997 ) , the crime thriller " L . A . Confidential " ( 1997 , with James Cromwell , Matt McCoy , Symba Smith , Brenda Bakke , Bob Clendenin and stunts by Steven Lambert and Allan Graf ) , ' s action sequel " Speed 2 : Cruise Control " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Soldier " ( 1998 ) , the comedy " Magicians " ( 2000 , with stunts by Noon Orsatti , Buck McDancer , Denney Pierce , and Spice Williams - Crosby ) , the comedy " Town & Country " ( 2001 ) , and the action comedy " Taxi " ( 2004 , with stunts by Joni and Rick Avery , Anita Hart , Katie Rowe , Kym Washington , and Scott Workman ) .