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Personal Info

Birth date

1931-03-26 (94 Years)

Day of death

2015-02-27

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as

Leonard Simon Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Biography

Leonard Simon Nimoy 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.

Filmography

Acting

TBASymphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach as Narrator

TBASymphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home as Narrator

TBALeonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player as Self

TBAThe Universe & I (1 Episode) as Sherlock Holmes

2025Sally as Self (archive footage)

2024Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2023Time Bomb Y2K as Self (archive voice)

2022765874: Memory Wall as Spock (Archival Footage & Face)

2021The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (4 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2021Star Trek: Prodigy (1 Episode) as Spock (voice)

2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Sigmund Freud (voice)

2018My Brother Vincent as Self

2017Star Trek: Discovery (1 Episode) as Spock (archive footage)

2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as (archive footage)

2016For the Love of Spock as Self (archive footage)

201650 Years of Star Trek as Self

2016The Shannara Chronicles (1 Episode) as Spock (archive footage)

2014To Be Takei as Self

2013The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers as Levi Eshkol (voice)

2013Leonard Nimoy's Oral History as Self - Interviewee

2013Star Trek Into Darkness as Ambassador Spock

2012Hava Nagila: The Movie as Self

2012Zambezia as Sekhuru (voice)

2012Honest Trailers (2 Episodes) as Spock (archive footage)

2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Sentinel Prime (voice)

2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Spock (archive footage)

2011Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories as Unknown

2009Star Trek: Evolutions as Narrator

2009The Evolution of the Enterprise as Self

2009Land of the Lost as The Zarn (voice)

2009Bring Back... Star Trek as Self

2009Star Trek as Ambassador Spock

2009Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self

2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (1 Episode) as Self

2008Shatner's Raw Nerve (1 Episode) as Self

2008Fringe (87 Episodes) as Dr. William Bell

2008The Real Story (1 Episode) as Himself

2007The Big Bang Theory (1 Episode) as Mr. Spock (voice)

2007The Pixar Story as Spock (archive footage)

2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier as Self - Host

2006The Once and Future Griffith Observatory as Self

2006William Shatner in Concert as Self

200640 Years of Star Trek as Self

2005Bring Back... (1 Episode) as Self

2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self

2005Rambam - The Story of Maimonides as Rambam (voice)

2004Reflections on Spock as Unknown

2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century as Unknown

2004Birth of a Timeless Legacy as Unknown

2003Comedy Central Roasts (1 Episode) as Self

2002HypaSpace (1 Episode) as Self

2002After They Were Famous (1 Episode) as Self

2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self

2001Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime as Himself

2001Atlantis: The Lost Empire as King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)

2000The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect as Narrator

2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists as Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra

2000Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana as Narrator

1999The Story of Computer Graphics as Narrator

1999Futurama (2 Episodes) as Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)

1999Y2K Family Survival Guide as Self - Host / Narrator

1999Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages as Rashi (voice)

1998Becker (1 Episode) as Professor Emmett Fowler

1998A Life Apart: Hasidism in America as Narrator

1998The Lost World as Angus McArdle

1998Invasion America (13 Episodes) as General Konrad (voice)

1998Brave New World as Mustapha Mond

1998Armageddon: Target Earth as Host

1997Trekkies as Self

1997David (2 Episodes) as Samuel

1997David as Samuel

1997Davide (2 Episodes) as Samuel

1997The Great Pyramids as Narrator (voice)

1997The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self - Narrator (voice)

1996Mystical World of Ancient Greece as Narrator (voice)

1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self

1996Star Trek Story as Self

1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self

1996Muppets Tonight (1 Episode) as Self

1996Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters as Narrator

1995Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans as Narrator (voice)

1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Thurman Cutler

1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek as Self

1995Bonanza: Under Attack as Frank James

1995William Shatner's Star Trek Memories as Self

1994Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown as Unknown

1994The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)

1994William Shatner: Captain's Log as Self

1994Star Trek: A Captain's Log as Himself

1994The Pagemaster as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)

1994Duckman (1 Episode) as Leonard Nimoy

1994Destiny in Space as Narrator (voice)

1994Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot as Host

1994Ancient Mysteries (1, 94 Episode) as Unknown, Narrator

1993The Halloween Tree as Mr. Moundshroud (voice)

1992Titanica as narrator

1992MTV Movie & TV Awards (1 Episode) as Spock (archive footage)

1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Captain Spock

1991Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification as Spock (archive footage)

1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self - Host

1991Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (3 Episodes) as Host

1991Never Forget as Mel Mermelstein

1989The Simpsons (2 Episodes) as Leonard Nimoy (voice)

1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Captain Spock

1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self

1987Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 Episodes) as Spock

1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Spock

1986The Transformers: The Movie as Galvatron (voice)

1986Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp as The Evil Moroccan Magician

1986Super Duper Bloopers as Self

1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)

1985Planets of the Sun as Narrator

1984Lights as Greek Nobleman

1984The Sun Also Rises (2 Episodes) as Count Mippipopolous

1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Captain Spock / Elevator Voice

1983Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories as Host

1982Marco Polo (3 Episodes) as Achmet

1982Faerie Tale Theatre (1 Episode) as The Evil Moroccan Magician

1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Captain Spock

1982Wogan (1 Episode) as Self

1982A Woman Called Golda as Morris Meyerson

1982A Woman Called Golda (2 Episodes) as Morris Meyerson

1982T. J. Hooker (1 Episode) as Lt. Paul McGuire

1982Night of 100 Stars as Self

1981Vincent as Theo van Gogh

1980Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris as Dr. Richard Connought

1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Mr. Spock

1978Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Dr. David Kibner

1977Please Turn the Page (1 Episode) as Self

1977In Search of... (1, 152 Episode) as Unknown, Narrator

1977Auf los geht's los (1 Episode) as Self

1976The Captain and Tennille (1 Episode) as Self

1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975The Star Trek Dream as Self

1975Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self

1975The Missing Are Deadly as Unknown

1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Mick

1973The Alpha Caper as Mitch

1973Star Trek (22 Episodes) as Spock (voice)

1973Baffled! as Tom Kovack

1971Catlow as Miller

1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Barry Mayfield

1971Assault on the Wayne as Comdr. Phil Kettenring

1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Henry Auden

1970Mission: Impossible - The Falcon as Paris

1969Mission: Impossible - The Controllers as Paris

1969The Barbara McNair Show (1 Episode) as Self

1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1 Episode) as Self

1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1 Episode) as Self

1967Valley of Mystery as Spence Atherton

1967The Carol Burnett Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967Malibu U (1 Episode) as Self

1966Star Trek: The Menagerie as Mr. Spock

1966Mission: Impossible (49 Episodes) as Paris

1966Star Trek (79 Episodes) as Spock

1966Deathwatch as Jules LaFranc

1965Get Smart (1 Episode) as Unknown

1965Star Trek: The Cage as Spock

1964Profiles in Courage (1 Episode) as Burr Jones

1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Oontah

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 Episode) as Unknown

1964The Hollywood Palace (1 Episode) as Self - Singer

1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Lawrence Brody, Cowell

1963The Outer Limits (1, 1 Episode) as Konig, Judson Ellis

1963The Lieutenant (1 Episode) as Gregg Sanders

1963You Don't Say! (1 Episode) as Unknown

1963The Balcony as Roger

1962Combat! (1, 1 Episode) as Neumann, Pvt. Baum

1962The Virginian (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Wismer, Benjamin Frome, Keith Bentley

1962Sam Benedict (1 Episode) as Insp. Joe Shatley

1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self

1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Harry

196187th Precinct (1 Episode) as Unknown

1961Cain's Hundred (1 Episode) as Ralph Tomek

1960The Tall Man (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift

1960Tate (1 Episode) as Unknown

1959The Rebel (1 Episode) as Jim Colburn

1959The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Hansen

1959Lock-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown

1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Freddy

1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Anko

1958The Rough Riders (1 Episode) as Unknown

1958The Brain Eaters as Professor Cole

1958Sea Hunt (6 Episodes) as Unknown

1958Satan's Satellites as Narab

195726 Men (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1957Harbor Command (1 Episode) as Unknown

1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as Pete Chennery

1957Wagon Train (1 Episode) as Bernabe Zamora

1956West Point (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Cadet Tom Kennedy

1956Broken Arrow (1 Episode) as Winnoa

1956The Man Called X (1 Episode) as Unknown

1955Highway Patrol (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1955Navy Log (1 Episode) as Unknown

1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Grice, Arnie, Holt, John Walking Fox

1954Them! as Army Sergeant

1953Old Overland Trail as Chief Black Hawk

1952Zombies of the Stratosphere as Narab

1952Francis Goes to West Point as Football Player

1952Kid Monk Baroni as Paul 'Monk' Baroni

1951Dragnet (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1951Rhubarb as Young Baseball Player (uncredited)

1951Queen for a Day as Chief

1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter

Crew

2016Star Trek Beyond ... In Memory Of

Directing

1995Deadly Games (1 Episode) ... Director

1994Holy Matrimony ... Director

1990Funny About Love ... Director

1988The Good Mother ... Director

19873 Men and a Baby ... Director

1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ... Director

1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ... Director

1982The Powers of Matthew Star (1 Episode) ... Director

1982T. J. Hooker (1 Episode) ... Director

1981Vincent ... Director

1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) ... Director

Production

1995Deadly Games (13 Episodes) ... Executive Producer

1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ... Executive Producer

1991Never Forget ... Executive Producer

1966Deathwatch ... Producer

Writing

1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ... Story

1981Vincent ... Writer