Leonard Nimoy
Biografía
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.
Filmografía
Sally: La primera astronauta americana
Self (archive footage) (2025)
Piece by Piece
Spock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) (2024)
Tolkien – Die wahre Geschichte der Ringe
Self - Actor (archive footage) (2024)
765874: Memory Wall
Spock (Archival Footage & Face) (2022)
765874: Unification
Spock (2022)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage) (2021)
Star Trek: Prodigy
Spock (voice) (2021)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Sigmund Freud (voice) (2021)
My Brother Vincent
Self (2018)
Star Trek: Discovery
Spock (archive footage) (2017)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage) (2016)
Por el amor de Spock
Self (archive footage) (2016)
50 Years of Star Trek
Self (2016)
Las crónicas de Shannara
Spock (archive footage) (2016)
To Be Takei
Self (2014)
Leonard Nimoy's Boston
Self (2014)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
(2013)
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
Levi Eshkol (voice) (2013)
Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
Self - Interviewee (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ambassador Spock (2013)
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Self (2012)
Zambezia
Sekhuru (voice) (2012)
Transformers: El lado oscuro de la luna
Sentinel Prime (voice) (2011)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Spock (archive footage) (2011)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
(2011)
Star Trek: Evolutions
Narrator (2009)
The Evolution of the Enterprise
Self (2009)
El mundo de los perdidos
The Zarn (voice) (2009)
Bring Back... Star Trek
Self (2009)
Star Trek
Ambassador Spock (2009)
Star Trek La reunión de los capitanes
Self (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self (2009)
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self (2008)
Fringe
Dr. William Bell (2008)
The Real Story
Himself (2008)
Big Bang
Mr. Spock (voice) (2007)
La historia de Pixar
Spock (archive footage) (2007)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self - Host (2007)
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
Self (2006)
William Shatner in Concert
Self (2006)
40 Years of Star Trek
Self (2006)
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest (2005)
Bring Back...
Self (2005)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self (2005)
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
Rambam (voice) (2005)
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
(2004)
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
(2004)
Reflections on Spock
(2004)
Comedy Central Roasts
Self (2003)
HypaSpace
Self (2002)
After They Were Famous
Self (2002)
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self (2002)
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
Himself (2001)
Atlantis: El imperio perdido
King Kashekim Nedakh (voice) (2001)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Narrator (2000)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra (2000)
Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
Narrator (2000)
The Story of Computer Graphics
Narrator (1999)
Futurama
Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice) (1999)
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
Rashi (voice) (1999)
Y2K Family Survival Guide
Self - Host / Narrator (1999)
Becker
Professor Emmett Fowler (1998)
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
Narrator (1998)
The Lost World
Angus McArdle (1998)
Invasion America
General Konrad (voice) (1998)
Un mundo feliz
Mustapha Mond (1998)
Armageddon: Target Earth
Host (1998)
Trekkies
Self (1997)
David
Samuel (1997)
Davide
Samuel (1997)
La Biblia: David
Samuel (1997)
The Great Pyramids
Narrator (voice) (1997)
Las crónicas de Harryhausen
Self - Narrator (voice) (1997)
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
Narrator (voice) (1996)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self (1996)
Star Trek Story
Self (1996)
The Daily Show
Self - Guest (1996)
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
(1996)
Muppets Tonight
Self (1996)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self (1996)
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
Narrator (1996)
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
Narrator (voice) (1995)
Virtuosity
Spock (archive footage) (uncredited) (1995)
Más allá del límite
Thurman Cutler (1995)
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Self (1995)
Bonanza: cerco mortal
Frank James (1995)
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
Narrator (1995)
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
(1994)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self (archive footage) (1994)
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Himself (1994)
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Self (1994)
El guardián de las palabras
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice) (1994)
Duckman
Leonard Nimoy (1994)
Destiny in Space
Narrator (voice) (1994)
Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
Host (1994)
Ancient Mysteries
Narrator (1994)
The Halloween Tree
Mr. Moundshroud (voice) (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top Ten List Presenter (1993)
Star Trek: Espacio profundo nueve
Mr. Spock (1993)
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
Narrator (1993)
Titanica
narrator (1992)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Spock (archive footage) (1992)
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
Himself (1992)
Star Trek VI: Aquel país desconocido
Captain Spock (1991)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self - Host (1991)
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
Host (1991)
Never Forget
Mel Mermelstein (1991)
Los Simpson
Leonard Nimoy (voice) (1989)
Star Trek V: La última frontera
Captain Spock (1989)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self (1988)
Star Trek: La nueva generación
Spock (1987)
Star Trek IV. Misión: salvar la Tierra
Captain Spock (1986)
Transformers: La película
Galvatron (voice) (1986)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
The Evil Moroccan Magician (1986)
Super Duper Bloopers
Self (1986)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage) (1985)
Planets of the Sun
Narrator (1985)
Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah
Greek Nobleman (1984)
The Sun Also Rises
Count Mippipopolous (1984)
Star Trek III: En busca de Spock
Captain Spock / Elevator Voice (1984)
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
Host (1983)
Marco Polo
Achmet (1982)
Cuentos de las estrellas
The Evil Moroccan Magician (1982)
Star Trek II: La ira de Khan
Captain Spock (1982)
Wogan
Self (1982)
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson (1982)
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson (1982)
T. J. Hooker
Lt. Paul McGuire (1982)
Night of 100 Stars
Self (1982)
Vincent
Theo van Gogh (1981)
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
Dr. Richard Connought (1980)
Star Trek: La película
Mr. Spock (1979)
La invasión de los ultracuerpos
Dr. David Kibner (1978)
Bitte umblättern
Self (1977)
In Search of...
Narrator (1977)
Auf los geht's los
Self (1977)
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest (1976)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1975)
The Star Trek Dream
Self (1975)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self (1975)
The Missing Are Deadly
(1975)
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Mick (1974)
Operación Alfa
Mitch (1973)
Star Trek: La serie animada
Spock (voice) (1973)
El amuleto del diablo
Tom Kovack (1973)
El oro de nadie
Miller (1971)
Colombo
Barry Mayfield (1971)
Assault on the Wayne
Comdr. Phil Kettenring (1971)
Galería nocturna (Night Gallery)
Henry Auden (1970)
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Paris (1970)
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Paris (1969)
The Barbara McNair Show
Self (1969)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) (1968)
Valley of Mystery
Spence Atherton (1967)
Malibu U
Self (1967)
Star Trek: The Menagerie
Mr. Spock (1966)
Misión. Imposible
Paris (1966)
Star Trek
Spock (1966)
Deathwatch
Jules LaFranc (1966)
Star Trek: La jaula
Spock (1965)
Profiles in Courage
Burr Jones (1964)
Daniel Boone
Oontah (1964)
El agente de CIPOL
Vladeck (1964)
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Cowell (1963)
Más allá del límite
Judson Ellis (1963)
The Lieutenant
Gregg Sanders (1963)
You Don't Say!
(1963)
El balcón
Roger (1963)
Combate
Pvt. Baum (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Guest (1962)
El Virginiano
Keith Bentley (1962)
Sam Benedict
Insp. Joe Shatley (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (1961)
Dr. Kildare
Harry (1961)
87th Precinct
Barrow (1961)
Cain's Hundred
Ralph Tomek (1961)
The Tall Man
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift (1960)
Tate
(1960)
Los Intocables
Packy (1959)
The Rebel
Jim Colburn (1959)
La dimensión desconocida
Hansen (1959)
Lock-Up
Nino Baselicce (1959)
Bonanza
Freddy (1959)
Cuero crudo
Anko (1959)
The Rough Riders
(1958)
Steve Canyon
Control Tower Sgt. (1958)
Las sanguijuelas humanas
Professor Cole (1958)
Sea Hunt
Indio Ramirez (1958)
Satan's Satellites
Narab (1958)
Tombstone Territory
Little Hawk (1957)
26 Men
(1957)
Harbor Command
Fred Garrison (1957)
Perry Mason
Pete Chennery (1957)
Caravana
Emeterio Vasquez (1957)
West Point
Cadet Tom Kennedy (1956)
Broken Arrow
Apache (1956)
The Man Called X
(1956)
Highway Patrol
Ray (1955)
Navy Log
(1955)
La ley del revólver
John Walking Fox (1955)
La humanidad en peligro
Army Sergeant (1954)
Old Overland Trail
Chief Black Hawk (1953)
Zombis de la estratosfera
Narab (1952)
Four Star Playhouse
Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited) (1952)
La Mula Francis va a West Point
Football Player (uncredited) (1952)
Kid Monk Baroni
Paul 'Monk' Baroni (1952)
Dragnet
Leonard Nimoy (1951)
Rhubarb
Young Baseball Player (uncredited) (1951)
Queen for a Day
Chief (1951)
Premios Globo de Oro
Self - Presenter (1944)
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
Self
The Universe & I
Sherlock Holmes
Get Smart
Stryker
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters