Leonard Nimoy was famously known for playing the half-Vulcan, half-human Spock on
Star Trek: The Original Series, which ran from 1966 to 1969. He served as a science officer and first officer of the USS Enterprise, under Captain James T. Kirk (
William Shatner). Throughout the show, he had an ongoing personal conflict between the reason and logic of his Vulcan half and the emotion and intuition of his human half. This became the centerpiece of his storylines, which brought some evocative drama to the science fiction series. Next year, the 76-year-old actor will be marking his comeback as he reprises his legendary role on the big screen.
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Currently, Nimoy is working on the upcoming movie
Star Trek, which is the eleventh entry based on Gene Roddenberry's science fiction franchise.
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Zachary Quinto is slated to play Spock, while Nimoy will play an older version of the character. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams and is expected to hit the theaters on December 25, 2008.
Following
Star Trek, he immediately joined the cast of the spy series
Mission: Impossible, which was seeking a replacement for Martin Landau back then. He portrayed The Great Paris from 1969 to 1971.
He also made several guest appearances on television and became part of many tele-films and miniseries such as
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love, Marco Polo and T
he Sun Also Rises just to name a few.
At present, Leonard Nimoy remains to be associated with the character Spock. His initial portrayal of the infamous role has made such a lasting impact that made him indispensable to the succeeding series of the
Star Trek franchise, including film variations, television series and video games, making him one of the most enduring characters from American 1960s television.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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