His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles.
Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. To paraphrase one of the franchise’s most famous (and, come on, moving) scenes, Leonard Nimoy was, and always will be, Mr.
He appeared in both the Star Trek reboot and its sequel and happily attended fan convention after fan convention. This was a man who wrote two autobiographies, and cheekily titled them “I Am Not Spock” and “I am Spock.”īut Nimoy truly embraced the role, turning in many cameos that traded on his character.
The following year, he and his fellow Star Trek crew would go on to star in the first of six feature films based on the series, 2 of which Nimoy directed.Īnyone who’s ever been defined by a single accomplishment can understand why Nimoy was at points ambivalent about his legacy. He also had a memorable role as a psychiatrist in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The show was cancelled after three seasons - shocking for how famous it has become - and Nimoy went on to star in the show Mission: Impossible and hosted “In Search Of.” a series that investigated mysteries and paranormal phenomena. In an age where the word is overused, the half-man, half-alien was truly an iconic character. Spock on the 60s TV series Star Trek, both lived long and prospered, before dying at the age of 83. Leonard Nimoy, who popularised the gesture in his role as Mr. Is there a more famous TV gesture than the Vulcan Salute? Transcript The Man Who Was Spock Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing the character Spock in the Star Trek television shows and films, died at 83.
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