Leonard Nimoy
Known for Acting · 222 credits
- Born
- 1931-03-26
- Died
- 2015-02-27
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Leonard Simon 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
TV Shows (98)
The Simpsons
1989
as Leonard Nimoy (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest / Self - Narrator
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Top Ten List Presenter
Columbo
1971
as Barry Mayfield
Star Trek
1966
as Spock
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Pete Chennery
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Spock
Fringe
2008
as Dr. William Bell
Bonanza
1959
as Freddy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Mr. Spock
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Futurama
1999
as Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Mr. Spock (voice)
Wagon Train
1957
as Bernabe Zamora / Cherokee Ned / Joaquin Delgado / Emeterio Vasquez
Dragnet
1951
as Julius Carver / Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Spock (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Paris
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Get Smart
1965
as Stryker
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Hansen
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as Wismer / Benjamin Frome / Keith Bentley
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Harry
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Lt. Paul McGuire
The Untouchables
1959
as Packy
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited)
Combat!
1962
as Neumann / Pvt. Baum
Rawhide
1959
as Anko
Daniel Boone
1964
as Oontah
The Outer Limits
1995
as Thurman Cutler
Becker
1998
as Professor Emmett Fowler
Night Gallery
1970
as Henry Auden
The Outer Limits
1963
as Konig / Judson Ellis
Duckman
1994
as Leonard Nimoy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Grice / Holt / Arnie / John Walking Fox
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Spock (archive footage)
Highway Patrol
1955
as Harry Wells / Ray
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
Sea Hunt
1958
as Vince / Tyler / Johnny Brand /Johnny Bronson / Jerry Wiley / Revolutionary Student (uncredited) / Liquid Explosives Thief (uncredited) / Hoya - Saboteur / Indio Ramirez
The Rebel
1959
as Jim Colburn
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
as Spock (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Evil Moroccan Magician
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lawrence Brody / Cowell
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Vladeck
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
as Spock (archive footage)
Navy Log
1955
Lock-Up
1959
as Nino Baselicce
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Little Hawk
The Tall Man
1960
as Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Ralph Tomek
87th Precinct
1961
as Barrow
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
Movies (124)
Star Trek
2009
as Ambassador Spock
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Ambassador Spock
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
as Mr. Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Captain Spock
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Galvatron (voice)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Dr. David Kibner
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
as Captain Spock
Land of the Lost
2009
as The Zarn (voice)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Captain Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Captain Spock / Elevator Voice
The Pagemaster
1994
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Captain Spock
Zambezia
2012
as Sekhuru (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Sentinel Prime (voice)
David
1997
as Samuel
Virtuosity
1995
as Spock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Them!
1954
as Army Sergeant
Piece by Piece
2024
as Spock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Spock (archive footage)
Trekkies
1997
as Self
Valley of Mystery
1967
as Spence Atherton
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Titanica
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Brave New World
1998
as Mustapha Mond
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
as Self
For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Sally
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self
Catlow
1971
as Miller
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
To Be Takei
2014
as Self
Rhubarb
1951
as Young Baseball Player (uncredited)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994
as Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
The Brain Eaters
1958
as Professor Cole
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Spock (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Cage
1965
as Spock
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Halloween Tree
1993
as Mr. Moundshroud (voice)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
as Football Player (uncredited)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
as Self - Host
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
as The Evil Moroccan Magician
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Mick
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000
as Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as (archive footage)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021
as Sigmund Freud (voice)
A Woman Called Golda
1982
as Morris Meyerson
The Balcony
1963
as Roger
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
2013
as Levi Eshkol (voice)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self - Host
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
1980
as Dr. Richard Connought
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Mitch
Deathwatch
1966
as Jules LaFranc
William Shatner in Concert
2006
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek Story
1996
as Self
Baffled!
1973
as Tom Kovack
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
as Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
2001
as Self
Assault on the Wayne
1971
as Comdr. Phil Kettenring
Never Forget
1991
as Mel Mermelstein
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999
as Rashi (voice)
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
2000
as Narrator
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
2005
as Rambam (voice)
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
as Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
as Self
Queen for a Day
1951
as Chief
Destiny in Space
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995
as Frank James
Invasion America
1998
as General Konrad (Voice)
Lights
1984
as Greek Nobleman
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
as Host
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995
as Self
The Evolution of the Enterprise
2009
as Self
The Lost World
1998
as Angus McArdle
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
as Self
Kid Monk Baroni
1952
as Paul 'Monk' Baroni
Old Overland Trail
1953
as Chief Black Hawk
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
as Self
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970
as Paris
Satan's Satellites
1958
as Narab
Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
as Self
Zombies of the Stratosphere
1952
as Narab
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
2024
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Great Pyramids
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The Star Trek Dream
1975
as Self
765874: Memory Wall
2022
as Spock (Archival Footage & Face)
Y2K Family Survival Guide
1999
as Self - Host / Narrator
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
as Self
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
2006
as Self
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Reflections on Spock
2004
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
1998
as Narrator
Star Trek: The True Story
2013
as Self
The Story of Computer Graphics
1999
as Narrator
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
2014
as Self
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
2013
as Self - Interviewee
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
1993
as Narrator
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
1969
as Paris
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
2000
as Narrator
Star Trek: Evolutions
2009
as Narrator
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
1992
as Self
Vincent
1981
as Theo van Gogh
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
1983
as Host
The Perils Of Peacemaking
2003
as Self
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
1995
as Narrator
Planets of the Sun
1985
as Narrator
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
1996
About 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 appear… With 222 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Leonard Nimoy has appeared in 124 films and 98 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leonard Nimoy Movies
- Star Trek (2009) — as Ambassador Spock
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — as Ambassador Spock
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — as King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — as Mr. Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) — as Captain Spock
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