Leonard Nimoy Biography (1931-)

Full name, Leonard Simon Nimoy; born March 26, 1931, in Boston, MA; son of Max (a barbershop operator) and Dora (a homemaker; maiden name, Spinner) Nimoy;married Sandra Zober (an actress), February 21, 1954 (divorced, 1987); married Susan Bay (a producer), 1988; children: (first marriage) Julie, Adam (a director); (second marriage) Aaron (stepson). Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, Inc., 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: Leonard Nimoy Fan Club, P.O. Box 17096, St. Paul, MN 55117-0096.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: March 26, 1931; Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Bernie, General Hospital, ABC, 1963
Mr. Spock, Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1966-1969
Paris, a recurring role, Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969-1971
Voice of Lieutenant Commander Spock, Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, StarTrek: TAS, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973-1975
Host and narrator, The Coral Jungle, syndicated, 1975
Host and narrator, In Search of..., syndicated, 1976-1982
Host, Standby ... Lights! Camera! Action!, Nickelodeon, 1983
Seapower: A Global Journey, PBS, 1994
Host, Ancient Mysteries (also known as Ancient Mysteries with Leonard Nimoy), Arts and Entertainment, 1996-1998
Voice of General Konrad, Invasion America (animated), The WB, 1998
Host, The Next Wave with Leonard Nimoy, syndicated, 2000
Host, Our 20th Century, 2002
Movies
Lieutenant Spock, Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: The Cage), 1965
Lieutenant Commander Spock, Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before (also known as Where No Man Has Gone Before), 1966
Commander Phil Kettenring, Assault on the Wayne, ABC, 1971
Tom Kovack, Baffled! (also known as Bedevilled), 1972
Dr. Barry Mayfield, Columbo: A Stitch in Crime, 1973
Mitch, The Alpha Caper (also known as Inside Job), ABC, 1973
Dr. Max Durov, The Missing Are Deadly, ABC, 1975
Dr. Richard Connought, Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris, CBS, 1980
Morris Meyerson, A Woman Called Golda, syndicated, 1982
Mel Mermelstein, Never Forget (also known as The Promise),TNT, 1991
Frank James, Bonanza: Under Attack (also known as Bonanza: TheGhosts), NBC, 1995
Samuel, David (also known as Die Bibel--David), 1997
Mustapha Mond, Brave New World, NBC, 1998
Specials
Narrator, If the Mind Is Free, 1971
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys, CBS, 1975
Interviewee, The Star Trek Dream, 1975
"You're a Poet and Don't Know It! ... The Poetry Power Hour," CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, CBS, 1976
Star Wars Holiday Special, 1976
Host, The Big Event, 1976
Interviewee, Star Trek: Super Fans, Super Stars, 1977
Host, C'mon, Saturday Preview, 1977
Narrator, Electronic Rainbow, 1978
Narrator, Silent Siren, 1980
Theo Van Gogh, Vincent, 1981, then Arts and Entertainment, 1984
Voice of Robert Frost, Poetry by Americans, 1982
Host, Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek Special, 1982
Night of 100 Stars, ABC, 1982
Host, Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek Memories, 1985
Himself, American Portrait, 1986
Narrator, Challenge of the Caucasus, 1986
Narrator, Children of Terezin, 1987
Host and narrator, Snakes: Eden's Deadly Charmers, CBS, 1988
Just One Step: The Great Peace March, 1988
Host and narrator, Adventures in Space, syndicated, 1989
Narrator, "Crane River," World of Audubon Specials (also known asNational Audubon Society Specials), TBS, 1989
Narrator, Haunted Lives ... True Ghost Stories, CBS, 1991
Cohost, The Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, syndicated, 1991
Narrator, Infinite Voyage: Miracles by Design, 1991
Host, "Greenhouse Gamble," World of Audubon Specials (also known as National Audubon Society Specials), TBS, 1992
Narrator, Mission from the Heart, PBS, 1992
Host, New York Stock Exchange: A Portrait, 1992
Star Trek: The 25-Year Mission, 1992
Voice of Clarence Moundshroud, The Halloween Tree (animated), syndicated, 1993
Interviewee, Star Trek Special, E! Entertainment Television, 1993
Himself, Star Trek: A Captain's Log, CBS, 1994
Host, The Museum of Television and Radio Presents: Science Fiction, aJourney into the Unknown (also known as Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown), Fox, 1994
Interviewee, "Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond," Biography,Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Interviewee, War of the Worlds, The Learning Channel, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Lifeblood, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Ruling the Waves, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Trade Winds, Trade Wars, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Passage to Paradise, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Who Owns the Oceans, 1994
Narrator, Seapower: A Global Journey--Depth of Knowledge, 1994
Planet Hollywood Salutes the Top 10 Comedy Movies of All Time, Fox, 1995
Narrator, Essence of Life Special 1: Stillwater, 1995
Narrator, Essence of Life Special 2: Treasured Lakes, 1995
Narrator, Essence of Life Special 3: Flowing Oasis, 1995
Narrator, Essence of Life Special 4: Life Springs Eternal, 1995
The Outer Limits Phenomenon, 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Interviewee, William Shatner's Star Trek Memories, 1996
"Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Narrator, "Moshe Dayan," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Interviewee, "Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished," Biography, Artsand Entertainment, 1997
William Caver, The First Men in Space (also known as Alien Voices: The First Men in the Moon), Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
Narrator, The Harryhausen Chronicles, AMC, 1998
Host, Armageddon: Target Earth, ABC, 1998
Alien Voices: A Halloween Trilogy (contains "The Canterville Ghost," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "Mark of the Beast"), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Interviewee, Masters of Fantasy: Harlan Ellison, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Narrator, Mystery of Mars, The Learning Channel, 1998
The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, NBC, 1998
The Lost World, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Interviewee, William Shatner, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Host, Haunted Lives, 1998
Interviewee, Lloyd Bridges, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
(In archive footage) Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments,UPN, 1999
Host, Y2K Survival Guide, 1999
Interviewee, "Leslie Ann Warren," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Narrator, 66 A.D.: The Last Revolt, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Interviewee, "Ted Danson: One Lucky Guy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Mr. Spock (in archive footage), The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4 (England), 2001
Interviewee, "Gene Wilder," Profiles, 2001
Host, Art of Darkness: A Night Gallery Retrospective, Starz!, 2002
Also appeared in the segment "Robert Wise," The Directors.
Episodic
Cowboy, "Piano to Thunder Springs," Target, 1951
Fireside Theatre, 1952
I Led Three Lives, 1953
"Underdover," Dragnet, NBC, 1953
Big Town, 1953
"Knockout," Four Star Playhouse, 1953
"Adoption," Your Favorite Story, 1953
Julius Carver, "The Big Boys," Dragnet, NBC, 1954
"Inside Out," Dragnet, NBC, 1954
"Gunfight," Matinee Theatre, 1955
Fred Garrison, "$500,000 in Diamonds," Harbor Command, 1956
Tom Kennedy, "His Brother's Fist," West Point (also known as West Point Story), CBS, 1956
Steven Henderson, "Sacrifice," Navy Log, CBS and ABC, 1956
"Speech," The Man Called X, 1956
"Cold Peril," West Point (also known as West Point Story),CBS, 1957
"Conquistador," Broken Arrow, ABC, 1957
Highway Patrol, 1957
Harbourmaster, 1957
"Trial," Broken Arrow, ABC, 1957
Vince Porter, "The Shipwreck," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1958
Robert Tyler, "Dead Man's Cove," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1958
Kansas, "False Cavalrymen," MacKenzie's Raiders, 1958
Harry Welles, "Hot Dust," Highway Patrol, 1958
Lonely Ship, 1958
Sonar operator, "Tigershark," Silent Service, 1958
Johnny Brand, "The Alcatraz Story," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1959
Bernabe Zamora, "The Estaban Zamora Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1959
Ben Blacker, "The Firemakers," M Squad, NBC, 1959
Jeff Baker, "Gunpoint Persuasion," The Rough Riders, ABC, 1959
Luke Reid, "Night of Decision," Colt .45, ABC, 1959
"Trail of Revenge," 26 Men, 1959
Toke Shaw, "Long Trail Home," 26 Men, 1959
Birke Larson, "Ricochet," 26 Men, 1959
Karlo Rozwadowski, "The Big Name," Dragnet, NBC, 1959
Not for Hire, 1959
Nino Baselice, "Morality and the Shield," Lock-up, 1959
Jerry Wiley, "Nerve Gas," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1959
Little Hawk, "The Horse Thief," Tombstone Territory, 1959
"The Ape," Bonanza, NBC, 1960
"Doctor's Orders," Two Faces West, syndicated, 1960
Cherokee Ned, "The Maggie Hamilton Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1960
Bob Nash, "Badge for a Coward," M Squad, NBC, 1960
Johnny Swift, "A Bounty for Billy," The Tall Man, NBC, 1960
Jim Colburn, "The Hunted," The Rebel, ABC, 1960
Luis Hoyo, "Time Fuse," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1960
Indio Ramirez, "The Invader," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1960
The Comanche, "Comanche Scalps," Tate, 1960
Freddy, "The Ape," Bonanza, 1960
Larry Ludlow, "Night with Nora," Michael Shayne, Private Detective, 1960
This Man Dawson, 1961
Jim Coleman, "Something Pretty," Tales of Wells Fargo, 1961
Johnny Swift, "A Gun Is for Killing," The Tall Man, NBC, 1961
Elias Grice, "A Man a Day," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1961
Hansen, "A Quality of Mercy," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
Anko, "Incident before Black Pass," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
"A Gun Is for Killing," The Tall Man, NBC, 1961
Joaquin Delgado (some sources cite Judge Alfred Black), "The Tiburcio Mendez Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961
Barrow, "Very Hard Sell," 87th Precinct, NBC, 1961
Johnny Collins, "Doctor's Orders," Two Faces West, 1961
Frontier Circus, 1962
Ralph Tomek, "Murder by Proxy" (also known as "Marked by Proxy"), Cain's 100, 1962
Rex Catlin, "The Runt," Laramie, NBC, 1962
Packy, "Takeover," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962
"Cale," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1962
Arnie, "The Search," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1962
Art Paxson, "Fright Night," Stoney Burke, ABC, 1962
Emeterio Vasquez, "The Baylor Crofoot Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1962
Joe Shatley, "Twenty Aching Years," Sam Benedict, 1962
Holt, "I Call Him Wonder," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1963
Private Neumann, "The Wounded Don't Cry," Combat!, ABC, 1963
Cardell, "La Belle Indifference," The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1963
Pete Chenery, "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe," Perry Mason, CBS, 1963
Wisner, "Man of Violence," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
Harry, "An Island Like a Peacock," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1963
Benny, the pill pusher, General Hospital, 1963
Vladeck, "The Project Strigas Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1964
Judson Ellis, "I, Robot," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964
Konig, "Production and Decay of Strange Particles," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964
Gregg Sanders, "In the Highest Tradition," The Lieutenant, NBC, 1964
Mr. Burr Jones, "The Trial of Richard T. Ely," Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1964
Bart Pelco, "The Color of Sunset," The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1964
Brady, "The World I Want (to Know)," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC,1964
Benjamin Frome, "The Showdown," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
Cowell, "Kill No More," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC, 1965
Yellow Bear, "The Journey," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1965
Keith Bentley, "Show Me a Hero," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
"Man of Violence," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
Private Baum, "The Raider," Combat!, ABC, 1965
Sherrill, "Kid Boston," Luke and the Tenderfoot, 1965
Stryker, "The Dead Spy Scrawls," Get Smart, NBC, 1966
Fletcher the Flamboyant (some sources cite Oontah), "Seminole Territory,"Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966
John Walking Fox, "The Treasure of John Walking Fox," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
Del Hillman, "Run, Killer, Run," A Man Called Shenandoah, 1966
"Destination Unknown," This Is the Life, 1966
Himself, Malibu U., 1967
Dream Girl, 1967
American Bandstand, 1967
Henoch, "Return to Tomorrow," Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1968
Cameo appearance, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, 1968

Himself, The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show, 1968
The Hollywood Palace, 1968
El Lider, "Code," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Scar-faced sergeant, "Numbers Game," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Military prosecutor, "Controllers: Parts 1 & 2," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Yuri Zager, "Fool's Gold," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Major Chin, "Commandante," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Rednitz, "Submarine," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Magician, dictator, and other roles, "Robot," Mission: Impossible,CBS, 1969
Lester Perkins, "Mastermind," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Takis Demetrious, "Brothers," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Officer, "Time Bomb," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Stefan, "Amnesiac," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
Zastro the Magician, "Falcon: Parts 1-3," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
The Carol Burnett Show, 1970
Australian sailor, "Chico," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
A gypsy, "Gitano," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Arab officer, "Terror," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Blind man, "Crane," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Soldier, "Death Squad," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Emile Vautrain, "Choice," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Peter Malik, "Martyr," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Cab driver, "Killer," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Musician, "Flip Side," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Narcotics agent, "Innocent," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Dana's boyfriend, "Homecoming," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Marcos, "Flight," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Kabuki actor, "Butterfly," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Bicycle rider, "Amateur," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Wounded decoy, "Hunted," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Paul Corrigan, "Squeeze Play," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Walter Phalen, "Hostage," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
Mine field expert, "Field," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Homeowner, "Blast," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Old man, "Catafalque," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Mulatto, "Kitara," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Russian, "Party," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Harry Kroll, "Merchant," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
Henry Auden, "She'll Be Company for You," Rod Serling's Night Gallery (also known as Night Gallery), NBC, 1972
The Flip Wilson Show, 1973
Interviewee, "The Man Who Was Spock," The Bill Varney Show, 1976
The Powers of Matthew Star, NBC, 1982
Lieutenant Paul McGuire, "Vengeance Is Mine," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983
Evil genie, "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," Faerie Tale Theatre,Showtime, 1986
Ambassador Spock, "Unification: Parts 1 & 2," Star Trek: The NextGeneration, syndicated, 1991
Voice, "Marge vs. the Monorail," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1993
"Provocative Portrait of H. G. Wells," Great Books, 1994
"The Science of Star Trek," The New Explorers, PBS, 1995
Thurman Cutler, "I, Robot," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995
Himself, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1996
Spock, "Trials and Tribble-ations," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1996
Voice, "The Springfield Files," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997
Voice, "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before," Duckman (animated), USANetwork, 1997
Voice, "Space Pilot 3000," Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999
Narrator, "The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect," Backstory, AMC, 2000
Professor Emmett Fowler, "The TorMentor," Becker, CBS, 2001
Voice of Commander Spock, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," Futurama(animated), Fox, 2002
Himself, The Heaven and Earth Show, 2003
Voice for "Ethan Allan Storms Fort Ticonderoga," a segment of "Bicentennial Minute," 1975; also appeared in The Captain & Tennille Show, ABC, Land of the Giants, The Pinky Lee Show, Racket Squad,and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Miniseries
Narrator, Unexplained..., 1974
Achmet Benaketi, Marco Polo, NBC, 1982
Count Alexiev Mippipopolous, The Sun Also Rises (also known as Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises"), NBC, 1984
Pilots
Spock, Star Trek: The Cage, NBC, 1964
The Gathering, 1969
Mick, "Kiss Me Again, Stranger," Rex Harrison Presents Short Stories of Love (also known as Short Stories of Love, Short Story, and Three Faces of Love), NBC, 1974
Awards Presentations
The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
The Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1988
The 40th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1988
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as The1st Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003
Other
Sherlock Holmes, Interior Motives: Sherlock Holmes, 1976
Also appeared in The Gathering, never aired.
Television Director
Episodic
"She'll Be Company for You," Rod Serling's Night Gallery (also known as Night Gallery), NBC, 1972
"Death on a Barge," Rod Serling's Night Gallery (also known as Night Gallery), NBC, 1973
"The Triangle," The Powers of Matthew Star, NBC, 1982
"Vengeance Is Mine," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983
"The Decoy," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983
"Killshot," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995
Television Work
Other
Director, Jack and Jill, 1971
Producer, If the Mind Is Free (special), 1971
Executive producer (with Robert Radnitz), Never Forget (movie; also known as The Promise), TNT, 1991
Executive producer and director, Deadly Games (series), UPN, 1995-1996
Executive producer, Alien Voices: A Halloween Trilogy, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Executive producer, The Lost World, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Film Appearances
(Film debut; as Leonard Nemoy) Chief Kojouski, "High Diver," in Queenfor a Day (also known as Horsie), United Artists, 1951
(Uncredited) Young ball player, Rhubarb, Paramount, 1951
Football player, Francis Goes to West Point, Universal, 1952
Paul "Monk" Baroni, Kid Monk Baroni (also known as Young Paul Baroni), Real Art, 1952
Narab, Zombies of the Stratosphere, 1952, released as Satan's Satellites, Republic, 1958
Chief Black Hawk, Old Overland Trail, Republic, 1953
(Uncredited) Staff sergeant, Them!, Warner Bros., 1954
(As Nemoy) Professor Cole, The Brain Eaters (also known as TheBrain Snatcher, The Keepers, and Keepers of the Earth), American International Pictures, 1958
Roger, The Balcony, Continental, 1963
(Uncredited) Seven Days in May, 1964
Jules LaFranc, Deathwatch, Beverly, 1966
Spence Atherton, Valley of Mystery (also known as The Disappearances of Flight 604 and Stranded), Universal, 1967
Orville Miller, Catlow (also known as Maverick Gold and El oro de nadie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
Dr. David Kibner, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, United Artists,1978
Mr. Spock, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979, released as Star Trek: The Motion Picture--The Director's Edition, 2001
Mr. Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (also known as StarTrek: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount, 1982, released as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan--The Director's Edition, 2002
Captain Spock and elevator voice, and (as Frank Force) voice of Excelsiorcomputer, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 1984
Captain Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also known as TheVoyage Home: Star Trek IV), Paramount, 1986
Voices of Galvatron and Unicorn, Transformers: The Movie (animated; also known as Matrix Forever, The Transformers, Transformers: Matrix yo eien ni, and Transformers the Movie: Mokushiroku Matrixyo eien ni), DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Just One Step: The Great Peace March, Peace Films, Inc., 1988
Captain Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount, 1989
Captain Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount,1991
Theo, Vincent, 1992
Voice of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, The Pagemaster (animated), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1994
Trekkies, Paramount, 1998
Voices of Arkon, Baraka, and King Chandra, Sinbad: Beyond the Veil ofMists (animated), Trimark Pictures, 1999
Voice of Rashi, Rashi: A Light after the Dark Ages (animated), 1999
Voice of King Kashekim Nedakh, Atlantis: The Lost Empire (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2001
Also appeared in Dragstrip Riot.
Film Narrator
The Ecology of Ponds, 1972
The Ecology of the Desert, 1972
The Ecology of the Arctic, 1973
Secrets of the Deep, 1974
Planets of the Sun, 1975
Elements of the Sea, 1975
TV Terms, 1976
Ocean Symphony, 1986
Ring of Fire, 1991
Titanica, IMAX, 1992
Space: Journey to the Moon, 1993
Space: Above and Beyond, 1993
Space: Beyond the Moon, 1993
Destiny in Space (documentary short film), Buena Vista, 1994
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries beyond Our Reach, 1995
Symphony to the Planets: Star to Call Home, 1995
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters, 1996
Jews of Boston, 1996
Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years, 1996
Probing the Genetic Universe, 1996
Caves of the Tayos, 1996
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, First Run Features, 1997
Armageddon: Target Earth, 1998
The Story of Computer Graphics, Association for Computing Machinery/Computer Graphics World/Intel/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
Minyan in Kaifeng (documentary), 2001
Also narrator of numerous educational, industrial, and promotional films,and narrator for theme park exhibits.
Film Director
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 1984
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also known as The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV), Paramount, 1986
Three Men and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
The Good Mother (also known as The Price of Passion), BuenaVista, 1988
Body Wars, 1989
Funny about Love (also known as New York Times), Paramount,1990
Vincent, 1992
Holy Matrimony, Buena Vista, 1994
Film Work
Other
Producer (with Vic Morrow), Deathwatch, Beverly, 1966
Coproducer, Valley of Mystery (also known as The Disappearanceof Flight 603 and Stranded), Universal, 1967
Executive producer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991
Stage Appearances
Hansel and Gretel, 1939
Awake and Sing!, Elizabeth Peabody Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1948
The Man Who Hated God, 1948
Of Thee I Sing, 1948
Good News, 1948
Illumination, 1949
I Remember Mama, 1949
Dr. Faustus, Orchard Gables Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles, 1950
The Three Musketeers, 1950
Orchard Gables, 1950
Stalag 17, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 1951
It's Hard to Be a Jew, 1953
Ten Little Indians, 1955
Gold in the Hills, 1955
Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, Atlanta Theatre Guild,Atlanta, GA, 1955
Lonely Ship, 1958
Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Town and Gown Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, AL, 1959
Deathwatch, Cosmo Alley Gallery, Los Angeles, 1960
Monserrat, Los Angeles, 1963
The Queen and the Rebels, 1963
Irma La Douce, Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, CA, 1965
Visit to a Small Planet, 1968
The Man in the Glass Booth, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1971
Arthur, Camelot (musical), North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA,1973
(Broadway debut) Rohde, Full Circle, John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, DC, then American National Theatre and Academy, both 1973
King Monghut, The King and I (musical), Melody Top Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1974
Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof (musical), Opera House, Atlanta, 1974
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL, 1974
He, The Fourposter, Drury Lane North Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1975
Caligula, St. Edward's University Theatre, Austin, TX, 1975
Twelfth Night, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1975
Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady (musical), Melody Top Theatre, 1976
Martin Dysart, Equus, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1977
Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, 1991
The Grandparent Connection, 1994
Major Tours
Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof (musical), U.S. cities, 1971
Oliver! (musical), U.S. cities, 1972-1973
Paul Friedman, 6 Rms Riv Vu, U.S. cities, 1973
Title role, Sherlock Holmes, U.S. cities, 1976
Vincent van Gogh, Vincent: The Story of a Hero (solo show), U.S. cities, 1978-1980
Stage Work
Director, A Streetcar Named Desire, Atlanta Theatre Guild, Atlanta, GA, 1955
Producer and director of the touring production, Vincent: The Story ofa Hero (solo show), U.S. cities, 1978-1980
Director, The Apple Doesn't Fall, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1996
Radio Appearances
Series
Host, The Mutual Radio Theatre, Mutual Radio, 1980
RECORDINGS
Albums
Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space, Dot, 1968, reissued, Raven, 1986
I'd Love Making Love to You/Please Don't Try to Change My Mind, Dot, 1968
Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, Dot, 1969
The Touch of Leonard Nimoy, Dot, 1969
The Way I Feel, Dot, 1969
The New World of Leonard Nimoy, Dot, 1970
Outer Space/Inner Mind, Famous Music, 1976
Theme from Star Trek, Dot, 1977
(Contributor) Golden Throats, Rhino, 1988
(Contributor) Golden Throats 2, Rhino, 1991
Symphonic Star Trek, Telarc, 1996
Also contributor to the album Spaced Out. Singles include "Visit to a Sad Planet"/"Star Trek Theme," Dot, 1968; "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"/"Cotton Candy," Dot, 1969; "Consilium"/"Here We Go Round Again," Dot, 1969; "Time to Get It Together"/"The Sun Will Rise," Dot, 1970.
Audio Recordings
Leonard Nimoy's Space Odyssey, Caedmon, 1972
The Martian Chronicles: There Will Come Soft Rain, Usher II, Caedmon, 1975
The Green Hills of Earth [and] Gentlemen, Be Seated, Caedmon, 1976
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, Caedmon, 1976
War of the Worlds, Caedmon, 1976
Science Fiction Soundbook, four volumes, Caedmon, 1977
You and I, Petunia Productions, 1978
You and I/Will I Think of You, Bradshaw & Beane, 1980
The Mysterious Golem, Tara Publishing, 1982, released as The Mysterious Golem of Prague, Muso Productions, 1998
Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime, Caedmon, 1986
You Are Not Alone, MCA, 1987
Voice of Mr. Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Simon & Schuster Audio Works, 1987
Whales Alive Living Music by Paul Winter and Paul Halley, 1987
The Entropy Effect, Pocket Books Audio, 1987
Strangers from the Sky, Pocket Books Audio, 1988
Yesterday's Son, Pocket Books Audio, 1988
(With others) The Enterprise: The First Voyage, Pocket Books Audio, 1988
(With others) Web of the Romulans, Pocket Books Audio, 1988
(With J. M. Dillard and James Doohan) Star Trek: The Lost Years, Simon & Schuster, 1989
(With Dillard and Doohan) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, PocketBooks Audio, 1989
(With Doohan) Time for Yesterday, Pocket Books Audio, 1989
(With others) Spock's World, Pocket Books Audio, 1989
(With William Shatner) William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Read 4 Science Fiction Classics: Foundation, Psychohistorians, Mimsy Were the Borogroves,and Martian Earth, Caedmon, 1993
(With Stewart and William Shatner) Silver Lining, BMP Music, 1995
I Am Spock by Leonard Nimoy, Nova, 1995
Jewish Short Stories from Eastern Europe, NatAl Yiddish Book Center, 1995
Birthday of the World, Western Wind, Part 1: Rosh Hashanah,1995, Part 2: Yom Kippur, 1996
Amnesty Interactive: A History and Atlas of Human Rights, AmnestyInternational, 1995
Alien Voices Presents H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, Los AngelesTheatreWorks, 1996
Star Trek: Vulcan's Forge, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997
(With John de Lancie) Alien Voices Presents H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997
Alien Voices Presents H. G. Wells' Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997
Alien Voices Presents H. G. Wells' Lost World, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998
Alien Voices Presents The Invisible Man, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998
Taste of Eternity, Western Wind, 1998
Voice of Spock, Spock vs. Q, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998
Souls on Fire, ZC Music Group, 1999
Voice of Spock, Spock vs Q.: The Sequel, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000
Jewish Stories from the Old World to the New, KCRW-FM Radio, 2000
Chanukkah in Story and Song, National Public Radio Classics, 2001
Video Games
Voice of Spock, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (also known as Star Trek), 1983
Voice of Commander Spock, Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: 25th Anniversary), 1991
Voice of Spock, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, 1994
Voice of Mr. Spock, Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury, 1999
Voice of Atlantean king, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Disney Interactive/Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2001
Narrator of the English-language version of Seaman, Sega Dreamcast.
Videos; Other
Driver, Bangles Greatest Hits, 1990
The Twenty-five Year Mission Tour (also known as The 25-Year Mission), 1992
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories, 1995
(In archive footage) The Stars of Star Wars: Interviews from the Cast, IMC Vision, 1999
Mind Meld: Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime, 2001
Directed and appeared in the music video "Going Down to Liverpool" by theBangles, 1984.
WRITINGS
For Stage
Vincent: The Story of a Hero (solo show), produced on a tour of U.S. cities, 1978-1980
Screenplays
(Uncredited) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 1984
Vincent, 1992
Television Episodes
Writer for "In Search of Vincent Van Gogh," In Search Of..., syndicated.
Other
You and I (poetry and photographs), Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA),1973
Will I Think of You (poetry and photographs), Celestial Arts, 1974
I Am Not Spock (autobiography), Celestial Arts (Milbrae, CA), 1975
We Are All Children Searching for Love: A Collection of Poems and Photographs, Blue Mountain Press (Boulder, CO), 1977
Come Be with Me (poetry and photographs), Blue Mountain Press, 1978
These Words Are for You (poetry and photographs), Blue Mountain Press, 1981
Warmed by Love (poetry and photographs), Blue Mountain Press, 1983
I Am Spock (memoir), Hyperion, 1995
Vincent (novel), 1995
A Lifetime of Love: Poems on the Passages of Life (anthology of five of his prior collections of poetry and photographs), Blue Mountain Press,2001
Shekhina (photographic essay), Umbrage Editions (New York City), 2002
Also created The Primortals comic book series. Work represented inanthologies, including Bio-Cosmos, edited by James Christian, 1975.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was based on a story by Nimoy; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was based on a story by Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 25, Gale, 1989
Gerrold, David, The World of Star Trek, Ballantine (New York City), 1973
Micklos, John, Jr., Leonard Nimoy: A Star's Trek, Macmillan Publishing (New York City), 1988
Nimoy, Leonard, I Am Not Spock, Celestial Arts, 1975
Nimoy, Leonard, I Am Spock, Hyperion, 1995
Whitefield, Stephen E., and Gene Roddenberry, The Making of Star Trek, Ballantine, 1973

Periodicals

Chicago Tribune, December 13, 1987
Entertainment Weekly, September 22, 1995, pp. 36-40
Film Review Special, Issue 10, 1999, p. 67
Mothership/Eon, May 11, 2000
Newsweek, February 23, 1976; December 1, 1986
New York, June 11, 1984; December 8, 1986
New Yorker, July 9, 1984
New York Times, October 15, 1967; August 25, 1968
People, June 18, 1984; July 20, 1992, p. 40
Saturday Review, June 17, 1967
Starlog, January, 1992; August, 1995; October, 1995; July, 1998
Time, June 11, 1984; December 8, 1986
TV Guide, July 15, 1995, pp. 12-14; June 27, 1998, p. 6

Electronic

Official Leonard Nimoy Fan Club, http://www.theofficialleonardnimoyfanclub.com, June 6, 2003
Leonard Nimoy Official U.S. Fan Club, http://www.nimoy.com, June 6, 2003

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