Leonard Nimoy American Actor (1931–2015)

Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015) was an American actor from West End. His death was on 27 February 2015, at the age of 83. The recorded cause of death is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Audiences know him from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

Early life

He went on to study at Antioch College (Master of Arts, education), finishing in 1977; Antioch University (honorary doctorate); and Boston University (honorary doctorate).

Career

He appears in Queen for a Day (1951), the earliest title among his listed credits. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, as Spock) are among his 1970s credits. In the 1980s, he appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, as Spock) and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984, as Spock). The 2000s brought Star Trek (2009, as Spock) and Land of the Lost (2009). His 2010s credits include Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, as Spock).

He had 37 films and 7 TV series on record from 1951 to 2016. Science fiction is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (12), followed by adventure (10) and action (7). Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) has the highest, at $1.12 billion. The records also name him as director on 7 titles, including Three Men and a Baby, and writer on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

George Takei appears in seven of his listed titles, including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are William Shatner (seven titles) and Chris Hemsworth (two titles). J. J. Abrams directed two of his titles on record. Nicholas Meyer is credited as director on two of them.

On the music side, 6 albums are listed, such as Highly Illogical (1993). His work is filed under western and science fiction. Record labels on file include Dot Records. Work listed as notable includes Vulcan salute.

Recognition

His awards include the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television (2010) for Fringe. His other honours include the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Public roles

Affiliations on file for him include Synanon.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Sandra Zober (1954 to 1987, divorced) and Susan Bay (1989 to 2015). He was the father of Adam Nimoy and Julie Nimoy.