Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series 1966–1969, multiple films, television and video game sequels. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in Kid Monk Baroni. In 1953, he served in the United States Army. In 1965, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", and would go on to play the character of Mr. Spock until 1969, followed by seven further films and a number of guest slots in various sequels. His character of Spock generated a significant cultural impact and three Emmy Award nominations; TV Guide named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters. Nimoy also had a recurring role in Mission: Impossible and a narrating role in Civilization IV, as well as several well-received stage appearances. Nimoy's fame as Spock is such that both his autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1977) and I Am Spock (1995) detail his existence as being shared between the character and himself. Nimoy was born to Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Iziaslav, Ukraine. His father, Max Nimoy, owned a barbershop in the Mattapan section of the city. His mother, Dora Nimoy (née Spinner), was a homemaker. Nimoy began acting at the age of eight in children's and neighborhood theater. His parents wanted him to attend college and pursue a stable career, or even learn to play the accordion—which, his father advised, Nimoy could always make a living with—but his grandfather encouraged him to become an actor. His first major role was at 17, as Ralphie in an amateur production of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing!. Nimoy took Drama classes at Boston College in 1953 but failed to complete his studies, and in the 1970s studied photography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has an MA in Education and an honorary doctorate from Antioch University in Ohio. Nimoy served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1953 through 1955, alongside fellow actor Ken Berry and architect Frank Gehry.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
(Captain Spock)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(Mr. Spock)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
(Captain Spock / Elevator Voice)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(Spock)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
(Captain Spock)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
(Spock)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(Self)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
(Self (archive footage))
The Transformers: The Movie
(Galvatron (voice))
David
(Samuel)
The Lost World
(Angus McArdle)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
(King Kashekim Nedakh (voice))
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
(Narrator)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(Spock (archive footage))
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(Dr. David Kibner)
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
(Self)
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
(Himself)
Brave New World
(Mustapha Mond)
Star Trek
(Ambassador Spock)
The Pagemaster
(Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice))
Destiny in Space
(Narrator (voice))
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(Sentinel Prime (voice))
Trekkies
(Self)
Titanica
(narrator)
The Halloween Tree
(Mr. Moundshroud (voice))
Kid Monk Baroni
(Paul 'Monk' Baroni)
The Evolution of the Enterprise
(Self)
Star Trek Into Darkness
(Ambassador Spock)
Catlow
(Miller)
Star Trek: The Cage
(Spock)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
(Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra)
A Woman Called Golda
(Morris Meyerson)
Assault on the Wayne
(Comdr. Phil Kettenring)
Never Forget
(Mel Mermelstein)
Zambezia
(Sekhuru (voice))
Hava Nagila: The Movie
(Self)
Baffled!
(Tom Kovack)
To Be Takei
(Self)
Deathwatch
(Jules LaFranc)
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
(Dr. Richard Connought)
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
(Levi Eshkol (voice))
Star Trek Story
(Self)
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
(Self - Interviewee)
The Alpha Caper
(Mitch)
The Pixar Story
(Spock (archive footage))
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self - Host)
Super Duper Bloopers
(Self)
Vincent
(Theo van Gogh)
Francis Goes to West Point
(Football Player (uncredited))
Bring Back... Star Trek
(Self)
Them!
(Army Sergeant)
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
The Brain Eaters
(Professor Cole)
Old Overland Trail
(Chief Black Hawk)
Star Trek: Evolutions
(Narrator)
My Brother Vincent
(Self)
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
(Host)
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
(Self)
Satan's Satellites
(Narab)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
(Self)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
(Self)
Valley of Mystery
(Spence Atherton)
50 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Zombies of the Stratosphere
(Narab)
The Balcony
(Roger)
William Shatner in Concert
(Self)
The Star Trek Dream
(Self)
William Shatner: Captain's Log
(Self)
The Harryhausen Chronicles
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
(Himself)
The Great Pyramids
(Narrator (voice))
The Missing Are Deadly
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
(Self)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
(The Evil Moroccan Magician)
Bonanza: Under Attack
(Frank James)
Y2K Family Survival Guide
(Self - Host / Narrator)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
(Self - Host)
Reflections on Spock
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
(Mick)
40 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
(Narrator)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
(Self)
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
(Narrator)
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
(Narrator)
The Story of Computer Graphics
(Narrator)
Rhubarb
(Young Baseball Player (uncredited))
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
(Self)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
((archive footage))
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
(Rashi (voice))
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
(Self)
Land of the Lost
(The Zarn (voice))
Lights
(Greek Nobleman)
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
(Narrator)
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
(Self)
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
(Rambam (voice))
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
(Self (archive footage))
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
(Narrator)
Planets of the Sun
(Narrator)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
(Sigmund Freud (voice))
Queen for a Day
(Chief)
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
(Host)
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
(Narrator (voice))
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
(Narrator (voice))
765874: Memory Wall
(Spock (Archival Footage & Face))
Armageddon: Target Earth
(Host)
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
(Self - Actor (archive footage))
Star Trek: The Menagerie
(Mr. Spock)
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
(Paris)
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
(Paris)
Sally
(Self (archive footage))
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
(Self)
Virtuosity
(Spock (archive footage) (uncredited))
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Duckman
(Leonard Nimoy)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Vladeck)
The Simpsons
(Leonard Nimoy (voice))
Star Trek
(Spock)
Cain's Hundred
(Ralph Tomek)
Futurama
(Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice))
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Spock)
T. J. Hooker
(Lt. Paul McGuire)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Lawrence Brody)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Star Trek
(Spock (voice))
HypaSpace
(Self)
In Search of...
Gunsmoke
(Grice)
Perry Mason
(Pete Chennery)
Combat!
(Neumann)
Becker
(Professor Emmett Fowler)
Night Gallery
(Henry Auden)
Faerie Tale Theatre
(The Evil Moroccan Magician)
Mission: Impossible
(Paris)
Get Smart
(Stryker)
Invasion America
(General Konrad (voice))
You Don't Say!
Bring Back...
(Self)
The Twilight Zone
(Hansen)
87th Precinct
(Barrow)
Rawhide
(Anko)
Daniel Boone
(Oontah)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
The Hollywood Palace
(Self - Singer)
The Virginian
(Wismer)
Ancient Mysteries
Profiles in Courage
(Burr Jones)
The Rough Riders
Navy Log
The Rebel
(Jim Colburn)
Tate
Malibu U
(Self)
Wogan
(Self)
The Barbara McNair Show
(Self)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
(Self)
Dr. Kildare
(Harry)
The Outer Limits
(Thurman Cutler)
26 Men
The Man Called X
Harbor Command
(Fred Garrison)
The Captain and Tennille
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Spock (archive footage))
West Point
(Cadet Tom Kennedy)
Columbo
(Barry Mayfield)
Fringe
(Dr. William Bell)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
(Self (archive footage))
The Real Story
(Himself)
Combat!
(Pvt. Baum)
The Virginian
(Benjamin Frome)
The Virginian
(Keith Bentley)
Star Trek: Prodigy
(Spock (voice))
Gunsmoke
(Holt)
Gunsmoke
(Arnie)
Gunsmoke
(John Walking Fox)
The Outer Limits
(Konig)
The Outer Limits
(Judson Ellis)
The Sun Also Rises
(Count Mippipopolous)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Cowell)
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
(Host)
Ancient Mysteries
(Narrator)
Shatner's Raw Nerve
(Self)
After They Were Famous
(Self)
Bonanza
(Freddy)
Wagon Train
(Bernabe Zamora)
Broken Arrow
(Winnoa)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Lieutenant
(Gregg Sanders)
The Universe & I
(Sherlock Holmes)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self - Guest / Various Characters)
Auf los geht's los
(Self)
The Tall Man
(Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift)
Comedy Central Roasts
(Self)
Star Trek: Discovery
(Spock (archive footage))
Marco Polo
(Achmet)
Muppets Tonight
(Self)
Please Turn the Page
(Self)
The Big Bang Theory
(Mr. Spock (voice))
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Shannara Chronicles
(Spock (archive footage))
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Sam Benedict
(Insp. Joe Shatley)
David
(Samuel)
Davide
(Samuel)
A Woman Called Golda
(Morris Meyerson)
In Search of...
(Narrator)
Highway Patrol
(Harry Wells)
Highway Patrol
(Ray)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Lock-Up
(Nino Baselicce)
The Untouchables
(Packy)
Steve Canyon
(Control Tower Sgt.)
Sea Hunt
(Vince)
Sea Hunt
(Tyler)
Sea Hunt
(Johnny Brand /Johnny Bronson)
Sea Hunt
(Jerry Wiley)
Sea Hunt
(Revolutionary Student (uncredited))
Sea Hunt
(Liquid Explosives Thief (uncredited))
Sea Hunt
(Hoya - Saboteur)
Sea Hunt
(Indio Ramirez)
Wagon Train
(Cherokee Ned)
Wagon Train
(Joaquin Delgado)
Wagon Train
(Emeterio Vasquez)
Tombstone Territory
(Little Hawk)
Broken Arrow
(Nahilzay)
Broken Arrow
(Apache)
Four Star Playhouse
(Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited))
Dragnet
(Julius Carver)
Dragnet
(Leonard Nimoy)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Mr. Spock)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(Director)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
(Director)
Holy Matrimony
(Director)
3 Men and a Baby
(Director)
Vincent
(Writer)
Funny About Love
(Director)
The Good Mother
(Director)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
(Executive Producer)
Vincent
(Director)
Never Forget
(Executive Producer)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(Story)
Star Trek Beyond
(In Memory Of)
Deathwatch
(Producer)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
(Story)
T. J. Hooker
(Director)
Deadly Games
(Director)
Night Gallery
(Director)
The Powers of Matthew Star
(Director)
Deadly Games
(Executive Producer)