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