Definition: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Shatner also played the title veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986.

Shatner also played the main veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker. It was from 1982 to 1986.