Full Coverage: Leonard Nimoy | 1931 - 2015
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Leonard Nimoy, the actor who became famous as the half-alien, half-human Mr. Spock of “Star Trek,” died Friday at his home in Bel-Air. He was 83.
As science officer of the starship Enterprise, Spock bested evil-doers in deep space with dizzying logic. On the TV series that ended its three-year run in 1969, Nimoy’s Spock became a cultural touchstone -- a living representative of the scientific method and a voice of pure reason in a time of social turmoil.
Nimoy also appeared in “Star Trek” feature films and directed six movies.
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When Leonard Nimoy was approached about acting in a new TV series called “Star Trek,” he was, like any good Vulcan contemplating a risky mission in a chaotic universe, dispassionate.
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Illustrations of every appearance in TV and film
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William Shatner is fighting back after the New York Daily News posted on Twitter an early look at its Sunday cover, which called the actor “Captain Jerk” for not attending the funeral of fellow “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy.
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When Leonard Nimoy is laid to rest, his most famous “Star Trek” co-star will be absent.
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“Leonard Nimoy carried conviction,” is the first sentence ever written in the Los Angeles Times, 59 years ago, about the man-who-would-be-Spock.
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Depending on when you encountered him, Leonard Nimoy was always something different.
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In 1966, when Leonard Nimoy was cast on a new science-fiction TV series called “Star Trek,” he was already 15 years deep into an acting career that had often appeared to be boldly going nowhere in particular.
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Leonard Nimoy will always be linked to his best known role, but his career and life demonstrate that he was never just Spock.
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The passing of Leonard Nimoy at the age of 83 recalls, for us and so many others, fond memories of watching “Star Trek” and Nimoy’s Spock character on both screens large and small.
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In the wake of Leonard Nimoy’s death Friday at his home in Bel-Air, celebrities remembered the 83-year-old not only as the iconic Mr.
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His role as Mr.
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Celebrities react to the death of Leonard Nimoy.
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Leonard Nimoy, best known as Mr.
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Leonard Nimoy’s Los Angeles home looks more like an art gallery than a starship.
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The traditional-style Westwood-area house was bought by Leonard Nimoy and his first wife, Sandra Zober, in 1968 when Nimoy was playing Spock on “Star Trek.” The buyer paid $1.95 million, more than the asking price.
