Leonard Nimoy
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Leonard Nimoy 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 ... Show more...
Leonard Nimoy 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. Show less...
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50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
As: himself
Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with cast and crew members from every television series and the original films.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Ian Roumain
Stars: Michael McKean | Kevin Pollak | Jared Padalecki | John Barrowman | Matt Mira
For the Love of Spock (2016)
As: Himself (archive footage)
A documentary film about the life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son, Adam Nimoy.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Adam Nimoy
Stars: William Shatner | Simon Pegg | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | J.J. Abrams
To Be Takei (2014)
As: Himself
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Jennifer M. Kroot
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | Walter Koenig | Brad Takei
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers (2013)
As: Levi Eshkol (voice)
Based on the best-selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers takes the audience inside the offices of Israel's Prime Ministers through the eyes of an insider, Yehuda Avner, who served as a chief aide, English language note-taker and speechwriter to Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres. The first of two parts, The Prime Ministers: The ...
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Richard Trank
Stars: Michael Douglas | Sandra Bullock | Leonard Nimoy | Christoph Waltz
Zambezia (2013)
As: Sekhuru (voice)
Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Wayne Thornley
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Samuel L. Jackson | Abigail Breslin | Leonard Nimoy | Jeremy Suarez
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
As: Spock Prime
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of ...
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Karl Urban | Zoe Saldana | Chris Pine | Simon Pegg | Zachary Quinto
Hava Nagila: The Movie (2012)
A documentary on the history of the song "Hava Nagila."
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Roberta Grossman
Stars: Harry Belafonte | Glen Campbell | Connie Francis | The Klezmatics | Danny Maseng
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
As: Sentinel Prime (voice)
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet's most dangerous secrets.
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Josh Duhamel | John Malkovich | Ken Jeong | Shia LaBeouf | Frances McDormand
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011)
The 8mm and Super-8 footage from Star Trek.
Runtime: 10 min.
Stars: William Shatner | Leonard Nimoy | Bill Blackburn
The Evolution of the Enterprise (2009)
As: Himself
This is the story of the evolution of the starship "Enterprise".
Runtime: 14 min.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | John Eaves | Rowe Jones
Star Trek (2009)
As: Spock Prime
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone ...
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Bruce Greenwood | Chris Pine | Leonard Nimoy | Eric Bana | Zachary Quinto
The Captain's Summit (2009)
As: Himself
The Captain's Summit documents the first time in Star Trek history that four stars who at some point have played Captains in Star Trek (William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Jonathan Frakes) have been brought together for a 70-minute rare and unprecedented round table event. Whoopi Goldberg, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, hosts the event.
Runtime: 70 min.
Directed by: Tim King
Stars: William Shatner | Whoopi Goldberg | Jonathan Frakes | Leonard Nimoy | Patrick Stewart
Reflections on Spock (2004)
A documentary about the relationship between Mr. Spock and Leonard Nimoy.
Runtime: 13 min.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)
As: Himself
An unprecedented examination of the impact the Star Trek experience has had on the franchise's most celebrated participants: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. These two stars have arguably embodied the brightest icons in the sci-fi universe; Shatner as passionate Captain James T. Kirk, and Nimoy as logical-minded, half Vulcan Mr. Spock.
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Peter Jaysen
Stars: William Shatner | Billy West | Leonard Nimoy
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
As: King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the sea.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Gary Trousdale | Kirk Wise
Stars: Corey Burton | Michael J. Fox | James Garner | John Mahoney | Claudia Christian
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
As: Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra
The sailor is "persuaded" by a princess to help her rescue her kingdom from something fishy.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Evan Ricks
Stars: Mark Hamill | Brendan Fraser | Alice Amter | Jennifer Hale | Clint Carmichael
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1998)
As: Narrator
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, is the first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. In an historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found it's most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidim seek those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a close relationship to God. ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Oren Rudavsky | Menachem Daum
Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker | Leonard Nimoy
Brave New World (1998)
As: Mustapha Mond
In a futuristic totalitarian society, people have no control of their lives or their destiny.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Larry Williams | Leslie Libman
Stars: Sally Kirkland | Peter Gallagher | Leonard Nimoy | Tim Guinee | Rya Kihlstedt
The Lost World (1998)
As: Angus McArdle
Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lost World" performed live as a filmed audio drama.
Runtime: 45 min.
Directed by: Jack Fletcher
Stars: John de Lancie | Leonard Nimoy | Ethan Phillips | Richard Doyle | Marnie Mosiman
Trekkies (1997)
As: Himself
A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Roger Nygard
Stars: Denise Crosby | James Doohan | Majel Barrett | DeForest Kelley | Barbara Adams
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996)
As: Himself
A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and guest stars from all of the Trek series and movies. Also features a huge number of clips from all of the series and movies. At the end, real-life astronauts Aldrin and Jemison present NASA award plaques to the cast members.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Louis J. Horvitz
Stars: Ted Danson | LeVar Burton | Joan Collins | Peri Gilpin | Kenny G
Titanica (1995)
As: narrator
Titanica is a fascinating non-fiction drama which tells the story of the 1991 expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, the "unsinkable" luxury liner which collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, losing 1,522 lives. Viewers experience the adventure, drama and danger of deep sea exploration through the activities of an international expedition team composed of unique and colourful characters, ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Stephen Low
Stars: Leonard Nimoy
The Pagemaster (1994)
As: Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again. Along the way he meets some interesting characters, like Fantasy, Adventure, and Horror... Written by Colin Tinto
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Joe Johnston | Maurice Hunt | Pixote Hunt
Stars: Christopher Lloyd | Whoopi Goldberg | Macaulay Culkin | Patrick Stewart | Canan J. Howell
IMAX - Destiny in Space (1994)
As: Narrator (voice)
Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Venus and Mars, and find proof of new planets and the possibility of other life forming around distant stars.
Runtime: 40 min.
Directed by: Phyllis Ferguson | James Neihouse | Ben Burtt | Gail Singer
Stars: Leonard Nimoy
The Halloween Tree (1993)
As: Mr. Moundsroud (Voice)
Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
Runtime: 69 min.
Directed by: Mario Piluso
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Alex Greenwald | Edan Gross | Ray Bradbury | Annie Barker
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
As: Spock
On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
Never Forget (1991)
As: Mel Mermelstein
Mr. Mermelstein (Leonard Nimoy) and Mrs. Mermelstein (Blythe Danner) a true-life California couple, thrown into the spotlight of judicial history in the 1980s. He is a Hungarian-born Jew, sole-survivor of his family's extermination at Auschwitz, and she is a Southern Baptist from Tennessee. Their four children are good kids, typical Americans, with just enough orneriness to irritate each other, but ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Stars: Blythe Danner | Dabney Coleman | Leonard Nimoy | Paul Hampton | Jason Presson
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
As: Host
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Donald R. Beck
Stars: William Shatner | Leonard Nimoy | Patrick Stewart | Nichelle Nichols | DeForest Kelley
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
As: Captain Spock
Capt. Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's half brother who kidnaps three diplomats and hijacks the Enterprise in his obsessive search for God.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: William Shatner
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
As: Captain Spock
Fugitives of the Federation for their daring rescue of Spock from the doomed Genesis Planet, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew begin their journey home to face justice for their actions. But as they near Earth, they find it at the mercy of a mysterious alien presence whose signals are slowly destroying the planet. In a desperate attempt to answer the call of the probe, Kirk and his crew race back ...
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
As: Galvatron (voice)
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Nelson Shin
Stars: Frank Welker | Judd Nelson | Leonard Nimoy | Orson Welles | Peter Cullen
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
As: Capt. Spock/Elevator Voice
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
As: Captain Spock
Admiral James T. Kirk is feeling old; the prospect of accompanying his old ship the Enterprise on a two week cadet cruise is not making him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a life or death struggle when Khan escapes from years of exile and captures the power of creation itself.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
A Woman Called Golda (1982)
As: Morris Meyerson
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Runtime: 191 min.
Directed by: Alan Gibson
Stars: Ned Beatty | Leonard Nimoy | Judy Davis | Franklin Cover | Ingrid Bergman
Vincent (1981)
As: Theo van Gogh
A one-man filmed play of Leonard Nimoy's adaptation of "Van Gogh" (1979) by Phillip Stephens.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Stars: Leonard Nimoy
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980)
As: Dr. Richard Connought
A young music student has a seizure forcing her to undergo brain surgery. She comes out of the surgery unable to count or read and has difficulty adapting to life.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Gerald I. Isenberg
Stars: Linda Miller | Leonard Nimoy | Fredric Lehne | Christopher Allport | Penelope Milford
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
As: Mr. Spock
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Robert Wise
Stars: William Shatner | George Takei | Leonard Nimoy | James Doohan | DeForest Kelley
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
As: Dr. David Kibner
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number ...
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Donald Sutherland | Veronica Cartwright | Leonard Nimoy | Brooke Adams
The Alpha Caper (1973)
As: Mitch
A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Robert Michael Lewis
Stars: James McEachin | Leonard Nimoy | Henry Fonda | John Marley | Elena Verdugo
Baffled! (1973)
As: Tom Kovack
Race car driver suffers from visions where he sees people killed. An ESP expert believes that his visions will really happen.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Philip Leacock
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Rachel Roberts | Vera Miles | Susan Hampshire | Jewel Blanch
Catlow (1971)
As: Miller
Catlow is a 1971 western based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It stars Yul Brynner as a outlaw determined to pull off a gold robbery and co-stars Richard Crenna and Leonard Nimoy.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Sam Wanamaker
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Richard Crenna | Yul Brynner | Jo Ann Pflug | Daliah Lavi
Assault on the Wayne (1971)
As: Commander Phil Kettenring
Intrigue aboard a nuclear sub with foreign agents infiltrating the crew to get their hands on a top secret device.
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | William Windom | Joseph Cotten | Dewey Martin | Lloyd Haynes
Deathwatch (1966)
As: Jules LaFranc
Based on a play by Jean Genet, a small-time thief battles with his gay cellmate over a third illiterate, muscular convict.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Vic Morrow
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Paul Mazursky | Michael Forest
The Balcony (1963)
As: Roger
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution which is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop and chief justice, all of whom ...
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Joseph Strick
Stars: Peter Falk | Leonard Nimoy | Shelley Winters | Ruby Dee | Lee Grant
The Brain Eaters (1958)
As: Professor Cole
Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, Senator Walter Powers discovers that parasites from the center of the earth have infiltrated the town, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication ...
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Bruno VeSota
Stars: Ed Nelson | Cornelius Keefe | Jody Fair | Joanna Lee | Alan Jay Factor
Satan's Satellites (1958)
As: Narab
Feature version of the 1951 American serial film, "Zombies of the Stratosphere".
Runtime: 70 min.
Directed by: Fred C. Brannon
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Wilson Wood | Judd Holdren | Lane Bradford | Aline Towne
Them! (1954)
As: Army Sergeant
Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Stars: James Whitmore | Edmund Gwenn | Onslow Stevens | James Arness | Joan Weldon
Old Overland Trail (1953)
As: Chief Black Hawk
Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets Black Hawk's Indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. This forces the settlers to work for Anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. When Rex figures out Anchor's swindle, Anchor gets Black Hawk to capture him. When Anchor turns on Black Hawk and shoots him, Black Hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to Rex.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: William Witney
Stars: Slim Pickens | Rex Allen | Roy Barcroft | Koko | Virginia Hall
Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
As: Narab
Martians come to Earth to build an H-bomb strong enough to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can be moved into its place in closer proximity to the sun. Super-scientist Larry Martin, inventor of the first stratospheric-flight spaceship as well as a jet-powered personal flying suit with helmet, is called upon by the government to investigate ramped-up UFO reports occasioned by the Martians' spaceships. ...
Runtime: 167 min.
Directed by: Fred C. Brannon
Stars: Wilson Wood | Judd Holdren | Lane Bradford | Aline Towne | Stanley Waxman
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
As: Paul 'Monk' Baroni
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: Harold Schuster
Stars: Leonard Nimoy | Richard Rober | Mona Knox | Allene Roberts | Bruce Cabot