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.
Born: 26 March 1931 • Died: 27 February 2015
Played In
Sally
Self (archive footage)
Piece by Piece
Spock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
Self - Actor (archive footage)
765874: Memory Wall
Spock (Archival Footage & Face)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
765874: Unification
Spock
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Prodigy
Spock (voice)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Sigmund Freud (voice)
My Brother Vincent
Self
Star Trek: Discovery
Spock (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage)
For the Love of Spock
Self (archive footage)
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Shannara Chronicles
Spock (archive footage)
To Be Takei
Self
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
Levi Eshkol (voice)
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
Self - Interviewee
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ambassador Spock
Star Trek: The True Story
Self
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Self
Zambezia
Sekhuru (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sentinel Prime (voice)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Spock (archive footage)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Star Trek: Evolutions
Narrator
Star Trek: Evolutions
The Evolution of the Enterprise
Self
Land of the Lost
The Zarn (voice)
Bring Back... Star Trek
Self
Star Trek
Ambassador Spock
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Fringe
Dr. William Bell
The Real Story
Himself
The Big Bang Theory
Mr. Spock (voice)
The Pixar Story
Spock (archive footage)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self - Host
Cinemaville
Self
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
Self
William Shatner in Concert
Self
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
Bring Back...
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
Rambam (voice)
Reflections on Spock
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
The Perils Of Peacemaking
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
HypaSpace
Self
After They Were Famous
Self
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
Self
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Narrator
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
Narrator
The Story of Computer Graphics
Narrator
Futurama
Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)
Y2K Family Survival Guide
Self - Host / Narrator
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
Rashi (voice)
Becker
Professor Emmett Fowler
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
Narrator
The Lost World
Angus McArdle
Invasion America
General Konrad (Voice)
Invasion America
General Konrad (voice)
Brave New World
Mustapha Mond
Armageddon: Target Earth
Host
Trekkies
Self
David
Samuel
David
Samuel
Davide
Samuel
The Great Pyramids
Narrator (voice)
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Star Trek Story
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self - Narrator
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
Muppets Tonight
Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
Narrator
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
Narrator (voice)
Virtuosity
Spock (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Self
Bonanza: Under Attack
Frank James
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
Narrator
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self (archive footage)
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self
The Pagemaster
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
Duckman
Leonard Nimoy
Destiny in Space
Narrator (voice)
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
Host
Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries
Narrator
The Halloween Tree
Mr. Moundshroud (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top Ten List Presenter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mr. Spock
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
Narrator
Titanica
Self - Narrator (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Spock (archive footage)
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain Spock
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
Host
Never Forget
Mel Mermelstein
The Simpsons
Leonard Nimoy (voice)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Captain Spock
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Captain Spock
The Transformers: The Movie
Galvatron (voice)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
The Evil Moroccan Magician
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Planets of the Sun
Narrator
Lights
Greek Nobleman
The Sun Also Rises
Count Mippipopolous
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Captain Spock / Elevator Voice
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
Host
Marco Polo
Achmet
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Evil Moroccan Magician
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Captain Spock
Wogan
Self
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson
T. J. Hooker
Lt. Paul McGuire
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Vincent
Theo van Gogh
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
Dr. Richard Connought
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Mr. Spock
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. David Kibner
Please Turn the Page
Self
In Search of...
In Search of...
Narrator
Auf los geht's los
Self
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Star Trek Dream
Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
The Missing Are Deadly
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Mick
The Alpha Caper
Mitch
Star Trek
Spock (voice)
Baffled!
Tom Kovack
Catlow
Miller
Columbo
Barry Mayfield
Assault on the Wayne
Comdr. Phil Kettenring
Night Gallery
Henry Auden
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Paris
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Paris
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Valley of Mystery
Spence Atherton
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Malibu U
Self
Mission: Impossible
Paris
Star Trek
Spock
Deathwatch
Jules LaFranc
Get Smart
Stryker
Star Trek: The Cage
Spock
Profiles in Courage
Burr Jones
Daniel Boone
Oontah
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Vladeck
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lawrence Brody
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Cowell
The Outer Limits
Konig
The Outer Limits
Judson Ellis
The Lieutenant
Gregg Sanders
You Don't Say!
The Balcony
Roger
Combat!
Neumann
Combat!
Pvt. Baum
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Virginian
Wismer
The Virginian
Benjamin Frome
The Virginian
Keith Bentley
Sam Benedict
Insp. Joe Shatley
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Dr. Kildare
Harry
87th Precinct
Barrow
Cain's Hundred
Ralph Tomek
The Tall Man
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift
Tate
The Untouchables
Packy
The Rebel
Jim Colburn
The Twilight Zone
Hansen
Lock-Up
Nino Baselicce
Bonanza
Freddy
Rawhide
Anko
The Rough Riders
Steve Canyon
Control Tower Sgt.
The Brain Eaters
Professor Cole
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
Satan's Satellites
Narab
Tombstone Territory
Little Hawk
26 Men
Harbor Command
Fred Garrison
Perry Mason
Pete Chennery
Wagon Train
Bernabe Zamora
Wagon Train
Cherokee Ned
Wagon Train
Joaquin Delgado
Wagon Train
Emeterio Vasquez
West Point
Cadet Tom Kennedy
Broken Arrow
Winnoa
Broken Arrow
Nahilzay
Broken Arrow
Apache
The Man Called X
Highway Patrol
Harry Wells
Highway Patrol
Ray
Navy Log
Gunsmoke
Grice
Gunsmoke
Holt
Gunsmoke
Arnie
Gunsmoke
John Walking Fox
Them!
Army Sergeant
Old Overland Trail
Chief Black Hawk
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Narab
Four Star Playhouse
Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited)
Francis Goes to West Point
Football Player (uncredited)
Kid Monk Baroni
Paul 'Monk' Baroni
Dragnet
Julius Carver
Dragnet
Leonard Nimoy
Rhubarb
Young Baseball Player (uncredited)
Queen for a Day
Chief
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
Self
The Universe & I
Sherlock Holmes