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. In 1952, he played the title role in Kid Monk Baroni. From 1959 to 1962 he appeared in four episodes of Wagon Train. 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 RoleNotes 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 ColeAs 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 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 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 Voice 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 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 RoleNotes 1954 Dragnet Julius Carver Episode "The Big Boys" 1956 The West Point Story Tom Kennedy 2 episodesc1957–1958 Highway Patrol Harry Wells / Ray 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 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 Episode: "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" 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 Oontah Episode: "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 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 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) Episodes: "Marge vs. the Monorail" and "The Springfield Files" 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) Invasion America General Konrad (voice) 4 episodes 1999–2002 Futurama Himself (voice) Episodes: "Space Pilot 3000" and "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" 2001 Becker Professor Emmett Fowler Episode: "The TorMentor" 2009–2012 Fringe William Bell 11 episodes 2012 The Big Bang Theory Spock Action Figure (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 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 2010 Star Trek Online Spock 2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Xehanort 2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
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