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.
222 acting credits · 11 directing credits
Acting · 222
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Daily Show
1996
Columbo
1971
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Perry Mason
1957
Fringe
2008
The Colbert Report
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bonanza
1959
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Star Trek
1966
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Futurama
1999
Dragnet
1951
Mission: Impossible
1966
Wagon Train
1957
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
Get Smart
1965
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Virginian
1962
Dr. Kildare
1961
T. J. Hooker
1982
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Combat!
1962
The Outer Limits
1995
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Untouchables
1959
Wogan
1982
Daniel Boone
1964
Rawhide
1959
The Outer Limits
1963
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Becker
1998
Night Gallery
1970
Duckman
1994
Gunsmoke
1955
Sea Hunt
1958
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Highway Patrol
1955
The Rebel
1959
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Navy Log
1955
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
The Tall Man
1960
Cain's Hundred
1961
Lock-Up
1959
Star Trek
2009
Tombstone Territory
1957
87th Precinct
1961
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Sam Benedict
1962
The Lieutenant
1963
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Muppets Tonight
1996
Marco Polo
1982
Broken Arrow
1956
26 Men
1957
Star Trek
1973
Profiles in Courage
1964
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
Steve Canyon
1958
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Please Turn the Page
1977
West Point
1956
In Search of...
1977
Harbor Command
1957
Auf los geht's los
1977
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
Ancient Mysteries
1994
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
The Captain and Tennille
1976
HypaSpace
2002
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Bring Back...
2005
Land of the Lost
2009
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
Invasion America
1998
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
The Pagemaster
1994
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Tate
1960
Virtuosity
1995
Them!
1954
Zambezia
2012
The Man Called X
1956
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
The Pixar Story
2007
The Rough Riders
1958
David
1997
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Piece by Piece
2024
After They Were Famous
2002
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
For the Love of Spock
2016
The Sun Also Rises
1984
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Catlow
1971
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
1991
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Malibu U
1967
David
1997
Trekkies
1997
A Woman Called Golda
1982
Brave New World
1998
Davide
1997
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
The Real Story
2008
Rhubarb
1951
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
Sally
2025
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
A Woman Called Golda
1982
To Be Takei
2014
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
The Halloween Tree
1993
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
The Alpha Caper
1973
Baffled!
1973
The Universe & I
—
Star Trek: The Cage
1965
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
The Brain Eaters
1958
Zombies of the Stratosphere
1952
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
2001
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
2013
Assault on the Wayne
1971
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994
Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
Never Forget
1991
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Queen for a Day
1951
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
2024
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
1980
The Balcony
1963
William Shatner in Concert
2006
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
2005
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Valley of Mystery
1967
Invasion America
1998
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Star Trek Story
1996
Old Overland Trail
1953
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995
Kid Monk Baroni
1952
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
1998
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
2006
You Don't Say!
1963
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Titanica
1992
Deathwatch
1966
Destiny in Space
1994
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
765874: Unification
2022
Satan's Satellites
1958
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995
Star Trek: Evolutions
2009
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
1983
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
The Lost World
1998
The Star Trek Dream
1975
Star Trek: Evolutions
2009
Y2K Family Survival Guide
1999
Lights
1984
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
Star Trek: The True Story
2013
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
2000
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
2013
765874: Memory Wall
2022
The Great Pyramids
1997
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
1996
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
2000
The Evolution of the Enterprise
2009
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
2014
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
1995
My Brother Vincent
2018
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
1992
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
1995
The Perils Of Peacemaking
2003
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
1993
The Story of Computer Graphics
1999
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
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Mystical World of Ancient Greece
1996
Reflections on Spock
2004
Planets of the Sun
1985
Vincent
1981
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
1996
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
1994
Directing · 11
T. J. Hooker
1982
Night Gallery
1970
Deadly Games
1995
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
3 Men and a Baby
1987
The Good Mother
1988
Holy Matrimony
1994
Funny About Love
1990
Vincent
1981