Leonard Nimoy

Acting · 2.2 popularity

Age

Movies

124

Born: March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Works

124 films

Star Trek

20097.4

Star Trek Into Darkness

20137.3

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

19867.2

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

19895.7

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

20017.0

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

19796.5

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

19846.6

The Transformers: The Movie

19867.1

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

19787.2

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

19827.4

Land of the Lost

20095.5

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

19917.0

The Pagemaster

19946.4

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

20116.2

Them!

19546.8

Zambezia

20126.2

Virtuosity

19955.5

Piece by Piece

20247.2

Mitzi & 100 Guys

19752.0

The Pixar Story

20077.5

David

19976.6

For the Love of Spock

20167.4

Brave New World

19985.5

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists

20004.7

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

20112.0

Trekkies

19976.3

Sally

20257.7

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

19747.0

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

20056.5

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

50 Years of Star Trek

20166.2

The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers

20137.5

Armageddon: Target Earth

19989.0

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

20075.4

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

19965.6

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

19915.9

Star Trek Story

19961.2

The Making of 'The Pagemaster'

19944.7

Old Overland Trail

19537.0

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

20096.4

Catlow

19715.1

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

20222.0

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

19866.0

The Story of Computer Graphics

19997.0

Francis Goes to West Point

19525.7

Titanica

19926.1

The Harryhausen Chronicles

19977.0

A Woman Called Golda

19827.7

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

1970

Lights

19848.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

19852.0

Valley of Mystery

19677.5

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

20027.3

Bonanza: Under Attack

19956.7

Baffled!

19735.6

The Halloween Tree

19936.7

Bring Back... Star Trek

20093.5

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021

Star Trek: The Cage

19655.9

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

19882.5

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

20165.8

Zombies of the Stratosphere

19525.0

Rhubarb

19515.8

William Shatner: Captain's Log

19942.0

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

19964.8

The Brain Eaters

19584.9

The Balcony

19635.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

2013

To Be Takei

20147.2

40 Years of Star Trek

20063.8

The Evolution of the Enterprise

20095.7

Hava Nagila: The Movie

20127.0

Assault on the Wayne

19714.3

Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages

19995.0

Birth of a Timeless Legacy

20044.5

Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings

20247.0

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

19985.9

Cinemaville

2007

Planets of the Sun

1985

The Alpha Caper

19736.0

Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories

20114.8

Deathwatch

19664.5

Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris

19808.0

William Shatner in Concert

20064.5

Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime

20016.8

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

19945.7

Kid Monk Baroni

19526.4

The Missing Are Deadly

19757.0

Queen for a Day

19517.5

The Once and Future Griffith Observatory

2006

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

19956.2

Satan's Satellites

19585.3

Vincent

19819.0

The Perils Of Peacemaking

2003

Rambam - The Story of Maimonides

2005

Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home

1993

Super Duper Bloopers

19864.0

Never Forget

19915.0

Leonard Nimoy's Oral History

2013

My Brother Vincent

2018

The Star Trek Dream

19751.5

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

20044.3

Mystical World of Ancient Greece

1996

Destiny in Space

19947.3

Y2K Family Survival Guide

19996.0

765874: Memory Wall

2022

Star Trek: Evolutions

20097.2

Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana

2000

Leonard Nimoy's Boston

2014

Star Trek: The True Story

20131.0

The Lost World

19986.0

Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories

19834.7

Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters

19969.0

Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot

1994

Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

1969

Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown

19945.5

Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years

19968.0

Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans

1995

Reflections on Spock

20047.5

The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect

20009.0

The Great Pyramids

1997

The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour

19925.5

Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach

1995

Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player

20266.5