Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Narrator
as Sherlock Holmes
as Self (archive voice)
as Sigmund Freud (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Spock (voice)
as Self
as Spock (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Spock (archive footage)
as Self
as Levi Eshkol (voice)
as Self - Interviewee
as Ambassador Spock
as Self
as Sekhuru (voice)
as Sentinel Prime (voice)
as Himself
as Narrator
as Self
as The Zarn (voice)
as Self
as Ambassador Spock
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Dr. William Bell
as Himself
as Spock (archive footage)
as Self - Host
as Mr. Spock (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Rambam (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
as Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Self - Host / Narrator
as Rashi (voice)
as Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)
as Narrator
as Angus McArdle
as Mustapha Mond
as Professor Emmett Fowler
as Self
as Samuel
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Spock (archive footage)
as Frank James
as Thurman Cutler
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Himself
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Host
as Narrator
as Mr. Moundshroud (voice)
as narrator
as Spock (archive footage)
as Captain Spock
as Self - Host
as Mel Mermelstein
as Captain Spock
as Leonard Nimoy (voice)
as Spock
as Captain Spock
as Galvatron (voice)
as The Evil Moroccan Magician
as Himself
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Greek Nobleman
as Captain Spock / Elevator Voice
as Count Mippipopolous
as Captain Spock
as Morris Meyerson
as Self
as Achmet
as The Evil Moroccan Magician
as Self
as Lt. Paul McGuire
as Theo van Gogh
as Dr. Richard Connought
as Mr. Spock
as Dr. David Kibner
as Self
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Mitch
as Tom Kovack
as Spock (voice)
as Miller
as Comdr. Phil Kettenring
as Barry Mayfield
as Henry Auden
as Self
as Spence Atherton
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
as Self
as Self
as Jules LaFranc
as Paris
as Spock
as Spock
as Burr Jones
as Oontah
as Self - Singer
as Roger
as Lawrence Brody
as Cowell
as Konig
as Judson Ellis
as Gregg Sanders
as Neumann
as Pvt. Baum
as Wismer
as Benjamin Frome
as Keith Bentley
as Self
as Harry
as Ralph Tomek
as Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift
as Jim Colburn
as Hansen
as Freddy
as Anko
as Professor Cole
as Narab
as Pete Chennery
as Bernabe Zamora
as Cadet Tom Kennedy
as Winnoa
as Grice
as Holt
as Arnie
as John Walking Fox
as Army Sergeant
as Chief Black Hawk
as Narab
as Football Player
as Paul 'Monk' Baroni
as Young Baseball Player (uncredited)
as Chief
as Self - Presenter
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
Writer
as Story
as Writer
Crew
as In Memory Of