Cast & creator
Leonard Nimoy
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Leonard Simon Nimoy
141
film credits
129
television credits
250
1944–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (270)
Showing 270 of 270 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Leonard Nimoy (voice)
1989
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996The Daily Show
Self - Narrator
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top Ten List Presenter
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
Perry Mason
Pete Chennery
1957
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Spock
1987
Columbo
Barry Mayfield
1971
Star Trek: Discovery
Spock (archive footage)
2017
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Fringe
Dr. William Bell
2008
Futurama
Leonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)
1999
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Guest
1962
Bonanza
Freddy
1959
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mr. Spock
1993
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler
1995
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Star Trek
Spock
1966
Wagon Train
Bernabe Zamora
1957Wagon Train
Cherokee Ned
1957Wagon Train
Joaquin Delgado
1957Wagon Train
Emeterio Vasquez
1957
Mission: Impossible
Paris
1966
Get Smart
Stryker
1965
Four Star Playhouse
Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited)
1952
The Big Bang Theory
Mr. Spock (voice)
2007
Dr. Kildare
Harry
1961
Wogan
Self
1982
The Virginian
Wismer
1962The Virginian
Benjamin Frome
1962The Virginian
Keith Bentley
1962
T. J. Hooker
Lt. Paul McGuire
1982T. J. Hooker
Director
1982
The Twilight Zone
Hansen
1959
Dragnet
Julius Carver
1951Dragnet
Leonard Nimoy
1951
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
The Untouchables
Packy
1959
Daniel Boone
Oontah
1964
Rawhide
Anko
1959
Combat!
Neumann
1962Combat!
Pvt. Baum
1962
Duckman
Leonard Nimoy
1994Film '72
Self
1971
Gunsmoke
Grice
1955Gunsmoke
Arnie
1955Gunsmoke
Holt
1955Gunsmoke
John Walking Fox
1955
Becker
Professor Emmett Fowler
1998
Night Gallery
Henry Auden
1970Night Gallery
Director
1970
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Spock (archive footage)
1992
The Outer Limits
Konig
1963The Outer Limits
Judson Ellis
1963
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Vladeck
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lawrence Brody
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
Cowell
1963
Highway Patrol
Harry Wells
1955Highway Patrol
Ray
1955
The Transformers: The Movie
Galvatron (voice)
1986
Sea Hunt
Vince
1958Sea Hunt
Tyler
1958Sea Hunt
Johnny Brand /Johnny Bronson
1958Sea Hunt
Jerry Wiley
1958Sea Hunt
Revolutionary Student (uncredited)
1958Sea Hunt
Liquid Explosives Thief (uncredited)
1958Sea Hunt
Hoya - Saboteur
1958Sea Hunt
Indio Ramirez
1958
Star Trek: Prodigy
Spock (voice)
2021
The Rebel
Jim Colburn
1959
Navy Log
1955
Tombstone Territory
Little Hawk
1957
The Tall Man
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Swift
1960
Star Trek
Ambassador Spock
2009
Lock-Up
Nino Baselicce
1959
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ambassador Spock
2013
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Evil Moroccan Magician
1982
Star Trek
Spock (voice)
1973
87th Precinct
Barrow
1961
The Shannara Chronicles
Spock (archive footage)
2016
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Sam Benedict
Insp. Joe Shatley
1962
Star Trek Beyond
Ambassador Spock (archive footage)
2016Star Trek Beyond
In Memory Of
2016Broken Arrow
Winnoa
1956Broken Arrow
Nahilzay
1956Broken Arrow
Apache
1956
Cain's Hundred
Ralph Tomek
1961
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
1964
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. David Kibner
1978
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantean King (voice)
2001
The Lieutenant
Gregg Sanders
1963Profiles in Courage
Burr Jones
1964Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
26 Men
1957
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage)
2021
Steve Canyon
Control Tower Sgt.
1958
Marco Polo
Achmet
1982
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Mr. Spock
1979
Land of the Lost
The Zarn (voice)
2009
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
West Point
Cadet Tom Kennedy
1956
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Captain Spock
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Director
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Story
1986
The Man Called X
1956
The Powers of Matthew Star
Director
1982
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
2008
Harbor Command
Fred Garrison
1957
The Pagemaster
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
1994
Deadly Games
Director
1995Deadly Games
Executive Producer
1995
Ancient Mysteries
1994Ancient Mysteries
Narrator
1994
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Captain Spock
1982
Piece by Piece
Spock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2024
Bring Back...
Self
2005
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
1969
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain Spock
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Executive Producer
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Story
1991
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Captain Spock
1989
Tate
1960
The Pixar Story
Spock (archive footage)
2007
After They Were Famous
Self
2002
3 Men and a Baby
Director
1987
Them!
Army Sergeant
1954
Zambezia
Sekhuru (voice)
2012
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Captain Spock / Elevator Voice
1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Director
1984
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sentinel Prime (voice)
2011The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
1968
Invasion America
General Konrad (voice)
1998
Virtuosity
Spock (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995HypaSpace
Self
2002
In Search of...
1977In Search of...
Narrator
1977
The Rough Riders
1958
For the Love of Spock
Self (archive footage)
2016
David
Samuel
1997
The Sun Also Rises
Count Mippipopolous
1984
Holy Matrimony
Director
1994
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
The Good Mother
Director
1988
Bonanza: Under Attack
Frank James
1995
Brave New World
Mustapha Mond
1998
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson
1982
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self (archive footage)
1994Malibu U
Self
1967
The Real Story
Himself
2008
David
Samuel
1997
Funny About Love
Director
1990
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
Levi Eshkol (voice)
2013
The Halloween Tree
Mr. Moundshroud (voice)
1993
A Woman Called Golda
Morris Meyerson
1982
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
Narrator
1998
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Akron/ Baraba/ King Chandra
2000
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
1991
Trekkies
Self
1997
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
2005
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
el moro
Music
2004
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Spock
2013
Space Seed
Mr. Spock
1967
Assault on the Wayne
Comdr. Phil Kettenring
1971
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
2009Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
Host
1991
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage)
2016
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Spock (archive footage)
2011
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Mick
1974
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
Self
2001
Catlow
Miller
1971
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
1996
Star Trek: The Cage
Spock
1965
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
Self
1995
Sally
Self (archive footage)
2025
Valley of Mystery
Spence Atherton
1967
Baffled!
Tom Kovack
1973
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
The Evil Moroccan Magician
1986
Armageddon: Target Earth
Host
1998
Francis Goes to West Point
Football Player (uncredited)
1952
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
1988
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self - Host
2007
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024
Star Trek Story
Self
1996
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris
Dr. Richard Connought
1980
Queen for a Day
Chief
1951
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
2006
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Sigmund Freud (voice)
2021
The Brain Eaters
Professor Cole
1958You Don't Say!
1963
765874: Unification
Spock
2022
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Narab
1952
Titanica
Self - Narrator (voice)
1992
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
The Alpha Caper
Mitch
1973
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Self
2012
Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
Rambam (voice)
2005
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
1996
Cinemaville
Self
2007
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
The Great Pyramids
Narrator (voice)
1997William Shatner: Captain's Log
Self
1994
To Be Takei
Self
2014Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana
Narrator
2000
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self
1994
Bring Back... Star Trek
Self
2009
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Paris
1970
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
2002
The Perils Of Peacemaking
Self
2003
The Story of Computer Graphics
Narrator
1999
Lights
Greek Nobleman
1984
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
Mission: Impossible - The Controllers
Paris
1969
The Star Trek Dream
Self
1975
Never Forget
Mel Mermelstein
1991Never Forget
Executive Producer
1991The Lost World
Angus McArdle
1998
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Old Overland Trail
Chief Black Hawk
1953
Vincent
Theo van Gogh
1981Vincent
Writer
1981Vincent
Director
1981
Rhubarb
Young Baseball Player (uncredited)
1951William Shatner in Concert
Self
2006Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
Rashi (voice)
1999
Y2K Family Survival Guide
Self - Host / Narrator
1999
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
Star Trek: The True Story
Self
2013
Star Trek: Evolutions
2009
The Evolution of the Enterprise
Self
2009
Planets of the Sun
Narrator
1985Leonard Nimoy's Oral History
Self - Interviewee
2013
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
Self
1992
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Narrator
2000
Kid Monk Baroni
Paul 'Monk' Baroni
1952
Destiny in Space
Narrator (voice)
1994
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sudden Birth (but were afraid to ask)
Self (archive footage)
2019
Satan's Satellites
Narab
1958
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
Self
2006Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years
1996
The Balcony
Roger
1963
Star Trek: Evolutions
Narrator
2009
Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
Narrator
1995Leonard Nimoy's Boston
Self
2014
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
1986
My Brother Vincent
Self
2018
Deathwatch
Jules LaFranc
1966Deathwatch
Producer
1966
Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters
Narrator
1996
Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player
Self
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories
Host
1983
Mystical World of Ancient Greece
Narrator (voice)
1996
Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
Narrator (voice)
1995
Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home
Narrator
1993The Universe & I
Sherlock Holmes
Reflections on Spock
2004Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
Host
1994