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Leonard Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor who had a career in film and television for seven decades. Nimoy's breakthrough role was his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek.
Nimoy began his acting career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s. From 1959 to 1962 he appeared in four episodes of Wagon Train, as well as playing the title role in Kid Monk Baroni. Foreshadowing his fame as a semi-alien, he played Narab, one of three Martian invaders, in the 1952 movie serial Zombies of the Stratosphere.
His breakthrough character Spock, which he played in Star Trek and its animated series and film adaptations, made a significant cultural impact and earned Nimoy three Emmy Award nominations. TV Guide named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters. After the original Star Trek series, Nimoy starred in Mission: Impossible for two seasons, hosted the documentary series In Search of..., made several well-received stage appearances, and played villain Doctor Kibner in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In the 1990s, he reprised his role as Spock in a two-part episode of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and the first two Star Trek reboot films, and went on to voice Spock in Star Trek Online. In 2016, one year after his death, Nimoy appeared posthumously in the documentary For the Love of Spock.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Queen for a Day | Chief | |
| Rhubarb | Baseball Player | Uncredited | |
| 1952 | Kid Monk Baroni | Paul "Monk" Baroni | |
| Francis Goes to West Point | Football Player | Uncredited | |
| Zombies of the Stratosphere | Narab | ||
| 1953 | Old Overland Trail | Chief Black Hawk | |
| 1954 | Combat Psychiatry – The Division Psychiatrist | Distraught Marine | Uncredited
Documentary |
| Them! | Army Staff Sergeant | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | The Brain Eaters | Professor Cole | As Leonard Nemoy |
| 1963 | The Balcony | Roger | |
| 1965 | Deathwatch | Jules Lefranc | Also producer |
| 1971 | Catlow | Miller | |
| 1973 | Baffled! | Tom Kovak | |
| 1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Dr. David Kibner | |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Spock | |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Captain Spock | |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Also director | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Galvatron | Voice |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Captain Spock | Also director and story by | |
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | Director | |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Director | |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Captain Spock | |
| 1990 | Funny About Love | Director | |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Captain Spock | Also writer |
| 1993 | Lights: The Miracle Of Chanukah | Greek Nobleman | Voice
Short animated film |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony | Director | |
| The Pagemaster | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | Voice | |
| 1995 | Titanica | The Narrator | Voice
Documentary |
| 1997 | A Life Apart: Hasidism in America | The Narrator | Voice
Documentary |
| 1997 | The First Men in the Moon | William Carver | Direct-to-video |
| 1998 | The Harryhausen Chronicles | The Narrator | Voice
Documentary |
| Armageddon: Target Earth | The Narrator | Voice | |
| 1999 | Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages | Rashi | Voice
Illustrated-animated film |
| 2000 | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Akron / Baraka / King Chandra | Voices |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | King Kashekim Nedakh | Voice |
| 2005 | Rambam: The Story of Maimonides | Rambam (Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon) | Voice
Illustrated-animated film |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Spock Prime | |
| 2009 | Land of the Lost | The Zarn | Voice |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Sentinel Prime | Voice |
| 2012 | Zambezia | Sekhuru | Voice |
| New England Time Capsule | The Narrator | Voice
Documentary | |
| Hava Nagila: The Movie | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2013 | Miracle of Israel | The Narrator | Voice
Documentary |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | Spock Prime | Cameo; final film role | |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock | Himself | Documentary; Posthumous release |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Dragnet | Julius Carver | Episode "The Big Boys" |
| 1956 | The West Point Story | Tom Kennedy | 2 episodes |
| c1957–1958 | Highway Patrol | Harry Wells / Ray | 2 episodes |
| Broken Arrow | Apache / Nahilzay / Winnoa | 3 episodes | |
| 1958 | Harbor Command | Fred Garrison | Episode: "Contraband Diamonds" |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Kansas | Episode: "The Imposter" | |
| The Silent Service (TV series) | Sonarman | Episode: "USS Bergall,′The Bergall's Revenge′" | |
| 1958–1960 | Sea Hunt | Indio | 6 episodes |
| 1959 | Dragnet | Karlo Rozwadowski | Episode: "The Big Name" |
| M Squad | Ben Blacker | Episode: "The Fire Makers" | |
| Steve Canyon | Control Tower Sgt | Episode: "The Search" | |
| Tombstone Territory | Little Hawk | Episode: "The Horse Thief" | |
| 1959–1962 | Wagon Train | Bernabe Zamora, et al. | 4 episodes |
| 1960 | Bonanza | Freddy | Episode: "The Ape" |
| M Squad | Bob Nash | Episode: "Badge for a Coward" | |
| Tate | Comanche Leader | Episode: "Comanche Scalps" | |
| The Rebel | Jim Colburn | Episode: "The Hunted" | |
| 1961 | Gunsmoke | John Walking Fox / Holt / Arnie / Elias Grice | 4 episodes |
| 1960–1961 | The Tall Man | Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift | 2 episodes |
| 1961 | The Twilight Zone | Hansen | Episode: "A Quality of Mercy" |
| 87th Precinct | Barrow | Episode: "Very Hard Sell" | |
| Rawhide | Anko | S3:E27, "Incident Before Black Pass" | |
| 1962 | The Untouchables | Packy | Episode: "Takeover" |
| 1963 | Perry Mason | Pete Chennery | Episode: "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe" |
| Combat! | Neumann | Episode: "The Wounded Don't Cry" | |
| The Virginian | Lieutenant Beldon M.D. | Episode: "Man of Violence" | |
| Gunsmoke | Holt | Episode: "I Call Him Wonder" | |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Konig / Judson Ellis | 2 episodes |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Vladeck | Episode: "The Project Strigas Affair" | |
| The Lieutenant | Gregg Sanders | Episode: "In the Highest Tradition" | |
| 1965 | Death Valley Days | Yellow Bear | Episode: "The Journey" |
| Combat! | Private Baum | Episode: "The Raider" | |
| The Virginian | Keith Bentley | Episode: "Show Me a Hero" | |
| The Virginian | Benjamin Frome | Episode: "The Showdown" | |
| 1966 | Gunsmoke | John Walking Fox | Episode: "The Treasure of John Walking Fox" |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Del Hillman | Episode: "Run, Killer, Run" | |
| Get Smart | Stryker | Episode: "The Dead Spy Scrawls" | |
| Daniel Boone (1964 TV series) | Oontah | S2/E17 "Seminole Territory" | |
| 1966–1969 | Star Trek | Spock | 79 episodes |
| 1967 | Valley of Mystery | Spencer Atherton | Television film |
| The Carol Burnett Show | guest star | 1 episode | |
| 1969–1971 | Mission: Impossible | The Great Paris | 49 episodes |
| 1971 | Assault on the Wayne | Commander Phil Kettenring | Television film |
| 1972 | Night Gallery | Henry Auden | Episode: "She'll Be Company For You" |
| 1973 | Columbo | Dr. Barry Mayfield | Episode: "A Stitch in Crime" |
| Baffled! | Tom Kovack | Television film | |
| The Alpha Caper | Mitch | Television film | |
| Night Gallery | Directed episode: "Death on a Barge" | ||
| 1973–1974 | Star Trek: The Animated Series | Spock (voice) | 22 episodes |
| 1974 | Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love | Mick | Television film |
| 1975 | The Missing Are Deadly | Dr. Durov | Television film |
| 1976–1982 | In Search of ... | The Narrator / Host | 145 episodes |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille | Himself | 1 episode Show #5-76 |
| 1980 | Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris | Dr. Richard Connought | Television film |
| 1981 | Vincent | Theo van Gogh | Television film; also director and co-writer |
| 1982–1987 | Standby...Lights! Camera! Action! | Himself / Host | 20 episodes |
| 1982 | A Woman Called Golda | Morris Meyerson | Television film |
| The Powers of Matthew Star | Directed episode: "The Triangle" | ||
| 1983 | Marco Polo | Ahmad Fanakati | 3 episodes |
| T. J. Hooker | Lieutenant Paul McGuire | Episode: "Vengeance is Mine" | |
| Directed episode: "The Decoy" | |||
| 1984 | The Sun Also Rises | Count Mippipopolous | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Evil Moroccan Magician | Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp |
| 1991 | Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories | The Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Ghosts R Us/Legend of Kate Morgan/School Spirit" |
| Never Forget | Mel Mermelstein | Television film | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ambassador Spock | Episodes: "Unification" | |
| 1993 | The Halloween Tree | Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud (voice) | Television film |
| 1993; 1997 | The Simpsons | Himself (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1994–1998 | Ancient Mysteries | The Narrator (voice) | 91 episodes |
| 1995 | Bonanza: Under Attack | Frank James | Television film |
| 1995–1997 | Deadly Games | Executive producer and directed episode: "Killshot" | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Thomas Cutler | Episode: "I, Robot" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Spock | Archive footage used in one episode (Trials and Tribble-ations) |
| 1997 | David | Samuel | Television film |
| Duckman | Himself | Episode: "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before" | |
| 1998 | Brave New World | Mustapha Mond | Television film |
| The Lost World | Angus McArdle (voice) | Television film | |
| Invasion America | General Konrad (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| 1999-2002 | Futurama | Himself (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Becker | Professor Emmett Fowler | Episode: "The TorMentor" |
| 2009–2012 | Fringe | Dr. William Bell | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | The Big Bang Theory | Action figure Spock (voice) | Uncredited
Episode: "The Transporter Malfunction" |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Discovery | Ambassador Spock | Archive footage used in one episode: "Unification III" |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Spock | Episode: "Kobayashi"; archive audio |
| 2024 | Young Sheldon | Spock | Episode: "Funeral"; archive footage |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" | Leonard Nimoy | |
| 1985 | "Going Down to Liverpool" | The Bangles | The Chauffeur |
| 2011 | "The Lazy Song" | Bruno Mars | Alternate music video |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | Spock |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Judgment Rites | |
| 1999 | Seaman | The Narrator |
| 2005 | Civilization IV | The Narrator |
| 2010 | Star Trek Online | Spock |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Xehanort |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance |
References
- * Works by Leonard Nimoy filmography at Open Library
- Leonard Nimoy filmography at the Internet Broadway Database
- "Leonard Nimoy: Biography". TVGuide.com. San Francisco, California: CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- Jensen, K. Thor (November 20, 2008). "Spock". UGO.com. San Francisco, CA: IGN Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- "Nimoy, played for Brooklyn Loons, dies at 83". Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- "Francis Goes to West Point (1952)". Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- This 33 minute U.S. Navy film (Navy Film MN 7499b; known to the Army as PMF 5300), also featured then unknown actor Fess Parker.
- "Them! (1954) - IMDb". IMDb.
- Daum, Menachem (Producer, Director); Rudavsky, Oren (Producer, Director) (1997). A Life Apart: Hasidism In America (Motion picture). New York: First Run Features. OCLC 47827649. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Breznican, Anthony (March 31, 2011). "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- "Mugar Omni Theater Celebrates 25th Anniversary: March Free Film Fridays, N.E. Time Capsule". Museum of Science, Boston.
- Saltz, Rachel (February 28, 2013). "Shtetls to Subdivisions: A Modern Jewish Journey". The New York Times.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0536547/?ref_=ttep_ep12
- Ausiello, Michael (February 29, 2012). "Big Bang Theory Exclusive: Leonard Nimoy Finally Agrees to Cameo – But There's a Twist!". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- Vivarium, Jellyvision. Seaman. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 4:17:55 in, Narration By.
- "Return to the Magical Realm of Kingdom Hearts on September 7, 2010" (Press release). Los Angeles: Square Enix; Disney Interactive Studios. May 17, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- rad-Monkey (May 31, 2012). "The Voice Talent of Kingdom Hearts 3D" (Blog). Square Enix. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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