Leonard 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.
Movie | Elvis | Spock (Archival Photo) | 2022-06-22 |
Movie | For the Love of Spock | Self (archive footage) | 2016-09-09 |
Movie | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016-08-14 |
Movie | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | (archive footage) | 2016-12-05 |
Movie | To Be Takei | Self | 2014-08-22 |
Movie | Star Trek Into Darkness | Ambassador Spock | 2013-05-05 |
Movie | The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers | Levi Eshkol (voice) | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | Zambezia | Sekhuru (voice) | 2012-06-05 |
Movie | Hava Nagila: The Movie | Self | 2012-07-19 |
Movie | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Sentinel Prime (voice) | 2011-06-28 |
Movie | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Himself | 2011-01-01 |
Movie | Star Trek | Mr. Spock | 2009-05-06 |
Movie | Star Trek: The Captains' Summit | Self | 2009-04-12 |
Movie | The Evolution of the Enterprise | Self | 2009-08-09 |
Movie | Star Trek: Evolutions | Narrator | 2009-09-22 |
Movie | Land of the Lost | The Zarn (voice) | 2009-06-05 |
Series | The Real Story | Himself | 2008-08-27 |
Series | Fringe | Dr. William Bell | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier | Self - Host | 2007-02-19 |
Movie | The Pixar Story | Spock (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
Series | The Big Bang Theory | Unknown | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The Once and Future Griffith Observatory | Self | 2006-05-31 |
Movie | William Shatner in Concert | Self | 2006-03-22 |
Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
Series | Bring Back... | Unknown | 2005-05-10 |
Movie | Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | 2004-01-01 | |
Movie | Birth of a Timeless Legacy | 2004-01-01 | |
Series | HypaSpace | Self | 2002-05-13 |
Movie | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | King Kashekim Nedakh (voice) | 2001-06-02 |
Movie | Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | Himself | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra | 2000-03-24 |
Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | Y2K Family Survival Guide | Self - Host / Narrator | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Brave New World | Mustapha Mond | 1998-04-19 |
Series | Invasion America | 1998-06-08 | |
Movie | A Life Apart: Hasidism in America | Narrator | 1998-08-25 |
Movie | The Lost World | Angus McArdle | 1998-08-01 |
Series | Becker | Unknown | 1998-11-02 |
Movie | David | Samuel | 1997-03-23 |
Movie | The Harryhausen Chronicles | Himself (Narrator) | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Self | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Bonanza: Under Attack | Frank James | 1995-01-15 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
Movie | The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek | Self | 1995-01-18 |
Series | Ancient Mysteries | Narrator | 1994-01-07 |
Movie | Destiny in Space | Narrator (voice) | 1994-01-17 |
Movie | The Pagemaster | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice) | 1994-11-23 |
Movie | Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Himself | 1994-11-30 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | The Halloween Tree | Mr. Moundsroud (Voice) | 1993-10-02 |
Movie | Titanica | narrator | 1992-10-12 |
Series | Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories | Host | 1991-05-15 |
Movie | Never Forget | Mel Mermelstein | 1991-04-08 |
Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self - Host | 1991-09-28 |
Movie | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Captain Spock | 1991-12-06 |
Movie | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Captain Spock | 1989-06-09 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Spock | 1987-09-28 |
Movie | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | The Evil Moroccan Magician | 1986-07-14 |
Movie | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Captain Spock | 1986-11-26 |
Movie | The Transformers: The Movie | Galvatron (voice) | 1986-08-08 |
Movie | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Captain Spock / Elevator Voice | 1984-06-01 |
Series | The Sun Also Rises | Count Mippipopolous | 1984-12-09 |
Movie | Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories | Host | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | A Woman Called Golda | Morris Meyerson | 1982-04-26 |
Series | T. J. Hooker | Unknown | 1982-03-13 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
Movie | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Captain Spock | 1982-06-04 |
Series | Marco Polo | Achmet | 1982-12-05 |
Series | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Evil Moroccan Magician | 1982-09-11 |
Series | Wogan | Unknown | 1982-05-04 |
Movie | Vincent | Theo van Gogh | 1981-02-01 |
Movie | Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris | Dr. Richard Connought | 1980-01-09 |
Movie | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Mr. Spock | 1979-12-07 |
Movie | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Dr. David Kibner | 1978-12-20 |
Series | In Search of... | Narrator | 1977-04-17 |
Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
Movie | The Missing Are Deadly | 1975-01-08 | |
Movie | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975-03-24 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love | Mick | 1974-05-01 |
Movie | The Alpha Caper | Mitch | 1973-10-06 |
Series | Star Trek | Spock (voice) | 1973-09-08 |
Movie | Baffled! | Tom Kovack | 1972-12-17 |
Movie | Assault on the Wayne | Comdr. Phil Kettenring | 1971-01-12 |
Series | Columbo | Dr. Barry Mayfield | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Catlow | Miller | 1971-10-01 |
Series | Night Gallery | Unknown | 1970-12-16 |
Series | The Barbara McNair Show | Unknown | 1969-09-13 |
Series | The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | Unknown | 1968-09-15 |
Series | Malibu U | Unknown | 1967-07-21 |
Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1967-09-09 |
Movie | Valley of Mystery | Spence Atherton | 1967-09-29 |
Movie | Deathwatch | Jules LaFranc | 1966-03-02 |
Series | Star Trek | Spock | 1966-09-08 |
Series | Mission: Impossible | 1966-09-17 | |
Series | Get Smart | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
Series | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown | 1964-09-22 |
Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Series | Profiles in Courage | Unknown | 1964-11-08 |
Movie | The Balcony | Roger | 1963-03-21 |
Series | You Don't Say! | Unknown | 1963-04-01 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1963-09-16 |
Series | The Lieutenant | Unknown | 1963-09-14 |
Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
Series | Sam Benedict | Unknown | 1962-09-15 |
Series | Combat! | Unknown | 1962-10-02 |
Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
Series | 87th Precinct | Unknown | 1961-09-25 |
Series | Cain's Hundred | Unknown | 1961-09-19 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Tate | Unknown | 1960-06-08 |
Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Series | Lock-Up | Unknown | 1959-09-28 |
Series | The Rebel | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | Satan's Satellites | Narab | 1958-01-01 |
Series | Sea Hunt | Unknown | 1958-01-04 |
Movie | The Brain Eaters | Professor Cole | 1958-09-01 |
Series | The Rough Riders | Unknown | 1958-10-02 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Harbor Command | Unknown | 1957-10-11 |
Series | 26 Men | Unknown | 1957-11-01 |
Series | Man Called X | Unknown | 1956-01-27 |
Series | West Point | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Highway Patrol | Unknown | 1955-10-03 |
Movie | Them! | Army Sergeant | 1954-06-16 |
Movie | Old Overland Trail | Chief Black Hawk | 1953-02-25 |
Movie | Kid Monk Baroni | Paul 'Monk' Baroni | 1952-05-01 |
Movie | Francis Goes to West Point | Football Player | 1952-07-01 |
Movie | Zombies of the Stratosphere | Narab | 1952-07-16 |
Movie | Queen for a Day | Chief | 1951-07-07 |
Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
Movie | Rhubarb | Young Baseball Player (uncredited) | 1951-08-29 |