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Leonard Nimoy

Actor

Leonard Nimoy

  • Born: 26 March 1931, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Estimated net worth: 45 million

Leonard Nimoy was an American actor best known for his iconic role as Spock in the Star Trek franchise. His career spanned over six decades, with notable performances in both film and television. Renowned for his distinctive voice and logical demeanor, Nimoy…

About Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy was an American actor best known for his iconic role as Spock in the Star Trek franchise. His career spanned over six decades, with notable performances in both film and television. Renowned for his distinctive voice and logical demeanor, Nimoy became a cultural icon, celebrated for his contributions to science fiction and acting.

Born
26 March 1931, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
27 February 2015
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouses
Susan Bay (1970-2011)
Children
3 (Adam Nimoy, Julie Nimoy, and a third child)
Parents
Dora Nimoy, Max Nimoy
Estimated net worth
45 million

Fun facts about Leonard Nimoy

  • Nimoy was also a talented director and author, having written several books and directed films including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
  • He was a skilled photographer and even published a book of his photography titled 'The Full Body Project' which focused on body positivity.

Famous Leonard Nimoy quotes

“Live long and prosper.”
Star Trek (1966)
“I am not a merry man.”
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Leonard Nimoy filmography

Cast (250)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2025Sally MovieSelf (archive footage)7.6
2024Piece by Piece MovieSpock (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)7.1
2024Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings MovieSelf - Actor (archive footage)7.0
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies MovieSelf - (archive footage)2.0
2022765874: Unification TVSpock
2021The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek TVSelf (archive footage)7.1
2021Star Trek: Prodigy TVSpock (voice)7.2
2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos MovieSigmund Freud (voice)
2019Everything You Wanted to Know About Sudden Birth (but were afraid to ask) MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2018My Brother Vincent MovieSelf
Show 240 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2017Star Trek: Discovery TVSpock (archive footage)6.9
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Movie(archive footage)5.8
2016For the Love of Spock MovieSelf (archive footage)7.4
201650 Years of Star Trek MovieSelf6.2
2016Star Trek Beyond MovieAmbassador Spock (archive footage)6.8
2016The Shannara Chronicles TVSpock (archive footage)7.0
2014To Be Takei MovieSelf7.2
2014Leonard Nimoy's Boston MovieSelf
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification MovieSpock8.0
2013The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers MovieLevi Eshkol (voice)7.5
2013Leonard Nimoy's Oral History MovieSelf - Interviewee
2013Star Trek Into Darkness MovieAmbassador Spock7.3
2013Star Trek: The True Story MovieSelf1.0
2012Hava Nagila: The Movie MovieSelf7.0
2012Zambezia MovieSekhuru (voice)6.2
2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon MovieSentinel Prime (voice)6.2
2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored MovieSpock (archive footage)2.0
2011Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories MovieUnknown character4.8
2009Star Trek: Evolutions TVUnknown character
2009Star Trek: Evolutions MovieNarrator7.1
2009The Evolution of the Enterprise MovieSelf5.7
2009Land of the Lost MovieThe Zarn (voice)5.5
2009Bring Back... Star Trek MovieSelf3.5
2009Star Trek MovieAmbassador Spock7.4
2009Star Trek: The Captain's Summit MovieSelf6.5
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TVSelf5.9
2008Shatner's Raw Nerve TVSelf4.0
2008Fringe TVDr. William Bell8.1
2008The Real Story TVHimself10.0
2007The Big Bang Theory TVMr. Spock (voice)7.9
2007The Pixar Story MovieSpock (archive footage)7.5
2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier MovieSelf - Host5.4
2007Cinemaville MovieSelf
2006The Once and Future Griffith Observatory MovieSelf6.0
2006William Shatner in Concert MovieSelf4.5
200640 Years of Star Trek MovieSelf3.8
2005The Colbert Report TVSelf - Guest7.0
2005Bring Back... TVSelf6.0
2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans MovieSelf6.4
2005Rambam - The Story of Maimonides MovieRambam (voice)
2004Birth of a Timeless Legacy MovieUnknown character4.5
2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century MovieUnknown character4.2
2004Reflections on Spock MovieUnknown character7.5
2003The Perils Of Peacemaking MovieSelf
2003Comedy Central Roasts TVSelf7.2
2002HypaSpace TVSelf5.0
2002After They Were Famous TVSelf6.5
2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' MovieSelf7.3
2001Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime MovieSelf6.8
2001Atlantis: The Lost Empire MovieAtlantean King (voice)7.1
2000The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect MovieNarrator9.0
2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists MovieAkron/ Baraba/ King Chandra4.7
2000Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana MovieNarrator
1999The Story of Computer Graphics MovieNarrator7.0
1999Futurama TVLeonard Nimoy's Head (Voice)8.4
1999Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages MovieRashi (voice)5.0
1999Y2K Family Survival Guide MovieSelf - Host / Narrator6.0
1998Becker TVProfessor Emmett Fowler7.2
1998A Life Apart: Hasidism in America MovieNarrator5.9
1998The Lost World MovieAngus McArdle6.0
1998Invasion America TVGeneral Konrad (voice)7.0
1998Brave New World MovieMustapha Mond5.5
1998Armageddon: Target Earth MovieHost9.0
1997Trekkies MovieSelf6.3
1997David TVSamuel
1997David MovieSamuel6.6
1997The Great Pyramids MovieNarrator (voice)
1997The Harryhausen Chronicles MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)7.0
1996Mystical World of Ancient Greece MovieNarrator (voice)
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond MovieSelf5.6
1996Star Trek Story MovieSelf1.2
1996The Daily Show TVSelf - Guest6.4
1996The Daily Show TVSelf - Narrator6.4
1996Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years MovieUnknown character8.0
1996Muppets Tonight TVSelf7.5
1996William Shatner's Star Trek Memories MovieSelf4.8
1996Jellies & Other Ocean Drifters MovieNarrator9.0
1995Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans MovieNarrator (voice)
1995Virtuosity MovieSpock (archive footage) (uncredited)5.5
1995The Outer Limits TVThurman Cutler7.7
1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek MovieSelf6.2
1995Bonanza: Under Attack MovieFrank James6.7
1995Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach MovieNarrator
1994Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown MovieUnknown character5.5
1994The Making of 'The Pagemaster' MovieSelf (archive footage)4.7
1994Star Trek: A Captain's Log MovieSelf5.7
1994William Shatner: Captain's Log MovieSelf2.0
1994The Pagemaster MovieDr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)6.4
1994Duckman TVLeonard Nimoy7.3
1994Destiny in Space MovieNarrator (voice)7.1
1994Ancient Mysteries TVNarrator7.3
1994Ancient Mysteries TVUnknown character7.3
1994Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot MovieHost
1993The Halloween Tree MovieMr. Moundshroud (voice)6.7
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf - Guest7.3
1993Late Show with David Letterman TVSelf - Top Ten List Presenter6.5
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TVMr. Spock7.9
1993Symphony to the Planets: A Star to Call Home MovieNarrator
1992Titanica MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)6.1
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards TVSpock (archive footage)7.9
1992The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour MovieSelf5.5
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country MovieCaptain Spock7.0
1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special MovieSelf - Host5.9
1991Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories TVHost8.0
1991Never Forget MovieMel Mermelstein5.3
1989The Simpsons TVLeonard Nimoy (voice)8.0
1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier MovieCaptain Spock5.7
1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next MovieSelf2.5
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation TVSpock8.4
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home MovieCaptain Spock7.2
1986The Transformers: The Movie MovieGalvatron (voice)7.2
1986Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp MovieThe Evil Moroccan Magician6.0
1986Super Duper Bloopers MovieSelf4.0
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers MovieSelf (archive footage)2.0
1985Planets of the Sun MovieNarrator
1984Lights MovieGreek Nobleman8.0
1984The Sun Also Rises TVCount Mippipopolous7.7
1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock MovieCaptain Spock / Elevator Voice6.6
1983Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories MovieHost4.7
1982Marco Polo TVAchmet6.8
1982Faerie Tale Theatre TVThe Evil Moroccan Magician8.1
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan MovieCaptain Spock7.5
1982Wogan TVSelf5.6
1982A Woman Called Golda TVMorris Meyerson10.0
1982A Woman Called Golda MovieMorris Meyerson7.7
1982T. J. Hooker TVLt. Paul McGuire6.5
1982Night of 100 Stars MovieSelf5.8
1981Vincent MovieTheo van Gogh9.0
1980Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris MovieDr. Richard Connought8.0
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture MovieSpock6.5
1978Invasion of the Body Snatchers MovieDr. David Kibner7.2
1977Please Turn the Page TVSelf6.0
1977In Search of... TVNarrator8.1
1977In Search of... TVUnknown character8.1
1977Auf los geht's los TVSelf8.0
1976The Captain and Tennille TVSelf - Guest7.5
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Cameo (uncredited)6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf (uncredited)6.9
1975The Star Trek Dream MovieSelf1.5
1975Mitzi & 100 Guys MovieSelf2.0
1975The Missing Are Deadly MovieUnknown character7.0
1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love MovieMick7.0
1973The Alpha Caper MovieMitch6.0
1973Star Trek TVSpock (voice)6.8
1973Baffled! MovieTom Kovack5.6
1971Film '72 TVSelf5.1
1971Catlow MovieMiller5.1
1971Columbo TVBarry Mayfield8.1
1971Assault on the Wayne MovieComdr. Phil Kettenring4.3
1970Night Gallery TVHenry Auden7.8
1970Mission: Impossible - The Falcon MovieParis
1969Mission: Impossible - The Controllers MovieParis
1969The Barbara McNair Show TVSelf
1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show TVSelf8.0
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TVSelf (uncredited)6.8
1967Valley of Mystery MovieSpence Atherton7.5
1967The Carol Burnett Show TVSelf - Guest / Various Characters7.7
1967Malibu U TVSelf3.3
1967Space Seed MovieMr. Spock
1966Mission: Impossible TVParis7.6
1966Star Trek TVSpock8.0
1966Deathwatch MovieJules LaFranc4.5
1965Get Smart TVStryker8.0
1965Star Trek: The Cage MovieSpock6.2
1964Profiles in Courage TVBurr Jones7.5
1964Daniel Boone TVOontah7.0
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TVVladeck7.2
1964The Hollywood Palace TVSelf - Singer5.0
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre TVCowell6.5
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre TVLawrence Brody6.5
1963The Outer Limits TVJudson Ellis7.8
1963The Outer Limits TVKonig7.8
1963The Lieutenant TVGregg Sanders7.0
1963You Don't Say! TVUnknown character8.0
1963The Balcony MovieRoger5.2
1962Combat! TVNeumann7.9
1962Combat! TVPvt. Baum7.9
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf7.6
1962The Merv Griffin Show TVSelf - Guest6.8
1962The Virginian TVWismer6.5
1962The Virginian TVKeith Bentley6.5
1962The Virginian TVBenjamin Frome6.5
1962Sam Benedict TVInsp. Joe Shatley6.7
1961The Mike Douglas Show TVSelf5.8
1961Dr. Kildare TVHarry5.7
196187th Precinct TVBarrow7.8
1961Cain's Hundred TVRalph Tomek5.2
1960The Tall Man TVDeputy Sheriff Johnny Swift6.9
1960Tate TVUnknown character5.4
1959The Untouchables TVPacky8.0
1959The Rebel TVJim Colburn5.1
1959The Twilight Zone TVHansen8.5
1959Lock-Up TVNino Baselicce6.4
1959Bonanza TVFreddy7.5
1959Rawhide TVAnko7.3
1958The Rough Riders TVUnknown character6.5
1958Steve Canyon TVControl Tower Sgt.7.3
1958The Brain Eaters MovieProfessor Cole4.9
1958Sea Hunt TVLiquid Explosives Thief (uncredited)6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVRevolutionary Student (uncredited)6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVJerry Wiley6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVIndio Ramirez6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVHoya - Saboteur6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVJohnny Brand /Johnny Bronson6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVTyler6.7
1958Sea Hunt TVVince6.7
1958Satan's Satellites MovieNarab5.2
1957Tombstone Territory TVLittle Hawk6.9
195726 Men TVUnknown character5.0
1957Harbor Command TVFred Garrison4.0
1957Perry Mason TVPete Chennery7.7
1957Wagon Train TVCherokee Ned6.6
1957Wagon Train TVJoaquin Delgado6.6
1957Wagon Train TVEmeterio Vasquez6.6
1957Wagon Train TVBernabe Zamora6.6
1956West Point TVCadet Tom Kennedy7.5
1956Broken Arrow TVNahilzay6.5
1956Broken Arrow TVApache6.5
1956Broken Arrow TVWinnoa6.5
1956The Man Called X TVUnknown character10.0
1955Highway Patrol TVRay6.2
1955Highway Patrol TVHarry Wells6.2
1955Navy Log TVUnknown character5.2
1955Gunsmoke TVArnie6.7
1955Gunsmoke TVGrice6.7
1955Gunsmoke TVJohn Walking Fox6.7
1955Gunsmoke TVHolt6.7
1954Them! MovieArmy Sergeant6.8
1953Old Overland Trail MovieChief Black Hawk7.0
1952Zombies of the Stratosphere MovieNarab5.0
1952Four Star Playhouse TVBulloti's Henchman (uncredited)6.8
1952Francis Goes to West Point MovieFootball Player (uncredited)5.7
1952Kid Monk Baroni MoviePaul 'Monk' Baroni6.4
1951Dragnet TVJulius Carver6.5
1951Dragnet TVLeonard Nimoy6.5
1951Rhubarb MovieYoung Baseball Player (uncredited)5.8
1951Queen for a Day MovieChief7.5
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Presenter7.0
TBAThe Universe & I TVSherlock Holmes
TBALeonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player MovieSelf6.5

Crew (20)

YearTitleRoleRating
2016Star Trek Beyond MovieIn Memory Of · Crew6.8
2004el moro MovieMusic · Sound
1995Deadly Games TVExecutive Producer · Production7.0
1995Deadly Games TVDirector · Directing7.0
1994Holy Matrimony MovieDirector · Directing5.3
Show 15 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country MovieExecutive Producer · Production7.0
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country MovieStory · Writing7.0
1991Never Forget MovieExecutive Producer · Production5.3
1990Funny About Love MovieDirector · Directing4.9
1988The Good Mother MovieDirector · Directing5.7
19873 Men and a Baby MovieDirector · Directing6.2
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home MovieDirector · Directing7.2
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home MovieStory · Writing7.2
1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock MovieDirector · Directing6.6
1982The Powers of Matthew Star TVDirector · Directing5.8
1982T. J. Hooker TVDirector · Directing6.5
1981Vincent MovieDirector · Directing9.0
1981Vincent MovieWriter · Writing9.0
1970Night Gallery TVDirector · Directing7.8
1966Deathwatch MovieProducer · Production4.5

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Questions about Leonard Nimoy

What are Leonard Nimoy's most famous roles?

Leonard Nimoy is most famous for his role as Spock in Star Trek, which he portrayed in multiple television series and films. He also appeared in roles such as Paris in Mission: Impossible and played himself in various cameos.

Did Leonard Nimoy win any awards?

Nimoy received several awards during his career, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for his work in television.

What was Leonard Nimoy's first film?

Nimoy's first film role was in the 1951 movie 'Queen for a Day.' However, he gained significant recognition with his portrayal of Spock starting in the 1960s.

What are some of Leonard Nimoy's successful films?

Some of Nimoy's successful films include the original Star Trek series films, particularly 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' and 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,' which were both major box office hits.

What is Leonard Nimoy's legacy?

Leonard Nimoy's legacy lies in his portrayal of Spock, which has left a lasting impact on popular culture and science fiction. He is remembered as a pioneer in the genre and a beloved figure by fans.

How much was Leonard Nimoy worth at the time of his passing?

Leonard Nimoy's estimated net worth was around 45 million USD at the time of his passing in 2015, reflecting his successful career in acting, directing, and writing.

What other interests did Leonard Nimoy have?

In addition to acting, Nimoy was interested in photography and writing. He published several books of poetry and photography, showcasing his artistic talents beyond acting.

What was Leonard Nimoy's role in Star Trek Beyond?

In 'Star Trek Beyond,' Leonard Nimoy reprised his role as Spock in a cameo appearance, which served as a tribute to his character and legacy in the Star Trek franchise.