Leonard Nimoy

Acting · 2.3 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

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

19796.5

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

19846.6

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

20017.0

The Transformers: The Movie

19867.1

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

19787.2

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

19827.4

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

19917.0

Land of the Lost

20095.5

The Pagemaster

19946.4

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

20116.2

Zambezia

20126.2

Them!

19546.8

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

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

19747.0

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists

20004.7

Brave New World

19985.5

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

20056.5

The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers

20137.5

Armageddon: Target Earth

19989.0

50 Years of Star Trek

20166.2

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

20112.0

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

19915.9

Trekkies

19976.3

Sally

20257.7

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

19965.6

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

20075.4

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

20222.0

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

20096.4

The Harryhausen Chronicles

19977.0

A Woman Called Golda

19827.7

Lights

19848.0

The Making of 'The Pagemaster'

19944.7

Catlow

19715.1

Star Trek Story

19961.2

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021

Titanica

19926.1

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

19852.0

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

19866.0

The Halloween Tree

19936.7

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

20165.8

Bonanza: Under Attack

19956.7

Bring Back... Star Trek

20093.5

Cinemaville

2007

Francis Goes to West Point

19525.7

Old Overland Trail

19537.0

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

19882.5

The Story of Computer Graphics

19997.0

The Brain Eaters

19584.9

Star Trek: The Cage

19655.9

Baffled!

19735.6

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

1970

William Shatner: Captain's Log

19942.0

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

20027.3

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

19964.8

Birth of a Timeless Legacy

20044.5

Assault on the Wayne

19714.3

To Be Takei

20147.2

The Missing Are Deadly

19757.0

Valley of Mystery

19677.5

Zombies of the Stratosphere

19525.0

The Evolution of the Enterprise

20095.7

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

20114.8

Hava Nagila: The Movie

20127.0

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

19945.7

Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages

19995.0

The Balcony

19635.2

The Alpha Caper

19736.0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

2013

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

19985.9

My Brother Vincent

2018

Rhubarb

19515.8

Deathwatch

19664.5

Kid Monk Baroni

19526.4

Super Duper Bloopers

19864.0

Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris

19808.0

The Perils Of Peacemaking

2003

40 Years of Star Trek

20063.8

Rambam - The Story of Maimonides

2005

Satan's Satellites

19585.3

Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories

19834.7

Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings

20247.0

William Shatner in Concert

20064.5

Destiny in Space

19947.3

Queen for a Day

19517.5

Never Forget

19915.0

Leonard Nimoy's Boston

2014

The Star Trek Dream

19751.5

Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana

2000

Planets of the Sun

1985

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

19956.2

Star Trek: Evolutions

20097.2

Mystical World of Ancient Greece

1996

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

20044.3

765874: Memory Wall

2022

Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime

20016.8

Vincent

19819.0

Star Trek: The True Story

20131.0

Y2K Family Survival Guide

19996.0

Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home

1993

The Lost World

19986.0

Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters

19969.0

The Once and Future Griffith Observatory

2006

Leonard Nimoy's Oral History

2013

Reflections on Spock

20047.5

Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans

1995

Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years

19968.0

Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot

1994

Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown

19945.5

Mission: Impossible - The Controllers

1969

The Great Pyramids

1997

Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach

1995

Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player

20266.5

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

20009.0

The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour

19925.5