Leonard Nimoy
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
217
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-03-26
Day of death
2015-02-27 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Leonard Nimoy
Biography
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Columbo
Bonanza
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Saturday Night Live
Star Trek
Perry Mason
Fringe
The Carol Burnett Show
Futurama
The Big Bang Theory
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
Golden Globe Awards
Wogan
The Merv Griffin Show
Star Trek: Discovery
T. J. Hooker
Wagon Train
The Twilight Zone
Mission: Impossible
Rawhide
Daniel Boone
Dr. Kildare
Dragnet
Get Smart
Combat!
Combat!
The Outer Limits
Duckman
Becker
Star Trek: Prodigy
The Shannara Chronicles
Night Gallery
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Rebel
Sea Hunt
Star Trek
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Please Turn the Page
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
Navy Log
The Hollywood Palace
Lock-Up
Them!
Broken Arrow
The Pixar Story
87th Precinct
Star Trek
Sam Benedict
Cain's Hundred
26 Men
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Auf los geht's los
Comedy Central Roasts
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
The Lieutenant
Muppets Tonight
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Land of the Lost
The Pagemaster
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Zambezia
The Transformers: The Movie
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Marco Polo
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
In Search of...
In Search of...
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Brave New World
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Old Overland Trail
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
Sally
Mitzi & 100 Guys
The Missing Are Deadly
Profiles in Courage
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Virtuosity
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
West Point
West Point
The Captain and Tennille
David
Harbor Command
Star Trek: The Cage
50 Years of Star Trek
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
The Lost World
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
The Barbara McNair Show
The Man Called X
Bring Back... Star Trek
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Tate
Vincent
Star Trek: The Menagerie
The Brain Eaters
Shatner's Raw Nerve
HypaSpace
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
Catlow
40 Years of Star Trek
Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries
The Story of Computer Graphics
Baffled!
Invasion America
Bring Back...
Francis Goes to West Point
Satan's Satellites
Night of 100 Stars
The Balcony
Armageddon: Target Earth
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Deathwatch
To Be Takei
The Rough Riders
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Assault on the Wayne
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Rhubarb
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Queen for a Day
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
The Alpha Caper
After They Were Famous
The Sun Also Rises
Destiny in Space
Titanica
Malibu U
Never Forget
The Real Story
David
The Star Trek Dream
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
A Woman Called Golda
Davide
Bonanza: Under Attack
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Trekkies
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Universe & I
A Woman Called Golda
765874: Memory Wall
Zombies of the Stratosphere
You Don't Say!
The Halloween Tree
Planets of the Sun
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Star Trek Story
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Super Duper Bloopers
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
Valley of Mystery
My Brother Vincent
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
Star Trek: Evolutions
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Kid Monk Baroni
Lights
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
William Shatner in Concert
The Great Pyramids
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
The Evolution of the Enterprise
Reflections on Spock
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
Y2K Family Survival Guide
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
