Person · Actor and director · Active 1951–2013
Leonard Nimoy
1931–2015, West End
American actor and director, born in West End. Appeared in 20 films on this site, including Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Among the 106 actors and directors Leonard Nimoy shares films with on this site, the most frequent are William Shatner (6 films), George Takei (6) and Nichelle Nichols (6).
Nimoy also directed films, including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Three Men and a Baby (1987), and his career included roles in music videos and video games.
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He directed the second most successful movie (critically and financially) in the franchise, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and then Three Men and a Baby, the highest-grossing film of 1987.
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In their own words
I'm much more emotional than Mr. Spock. Spock rarely betrays what he is thinking or feeling. He's fun to portray. But I hope I won't explode one of these days.
"Leonard Nimoy's Confessions About His Emotions", TV And Movie Play magazine (1967) · Wikiquote: Leonard Nimoy · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Partners by shared films
Who Leonard Nimoy made films with
Directors
One film together
Cast
- 2Christopher Lloyd actorStar Trek III: The Search for Spock, The Pagemaster
- 2Majel Barrett actressStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
One film together
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984Miguel Ferrer, Judith Anderson
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986Jane Wyatt, Catherine Hicks
- Three Men and a Baby 1987Tom Selleck, Celeste Holm, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg
- The Good Mother 1988Matt Damon, Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Teresa Wright, Jason Robards, Katey Sagal, Ralph Bellamy, Joe Morton
- Funny About Love 1990Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Stephen Tobolowsky
- Holy Matrimony 1994Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patricia Arquette, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tate Donovan
Co-stars
- 6William Shatner director and actorStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 3 more
- 6George Takei actorStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 3 more
- 6Nichelle Nichols actressStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 3 more
- 6DeForest Kelley actorStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 3 more
- 5James Doohan actorStar Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 2 more
- 3David Warner actorMarco Polo, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
9 more partners with two or more films
- 2Chris Pine actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Simon Pegg actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Chris Hemsworth actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Zoe Saldaña actressStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Jennifer Morrison actressStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Karl Urban actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Zachary Quinto actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Anton Yelchin actorStar Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2Frank Welker actorThe Pagemaster, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
One film together
- Rhubarb 1951Ray Milland, Jan Sterling
- Francis Goes to West Point 1952Donald O'Connor
- Them! 1954Edmund Gwenn, James Whitmore
- The Balcony 1963Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Ruby Dee
- Catlow 1971Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Bessie Love
- The Alpha Caper 1973Henry Fonda, Larry Hagman
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jeff Goldblum, Don Siegel, Veronica Cartwright
- Marco Polo 1982Ian McShane, Burt Lancaster, Anne Bancroft, F. Murray Abraham, John Gielgud, Mario Adorf, John Houseman, Denholm Elliott, James Hong
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalbán, Paul Winfield
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991Christopher Plummer, Christian Slater, Kim Cattrall, Iman, René Auberjonois, Michael Dorn
- The Pagemaster 1994Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Macaulay Culkin, Jim Cummings
- Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists 2000Brendan Fraser, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies
- Land of the Lost 2009Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Paul Adelstein
- Star Trek 2009Winona Ryder, Eric Bana, Tyler Perry
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Hugo Weaving, Patrick Dempsey, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tom Kenny
- Star Trek Into Darkness 2013Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alice Eve
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011actor
- Star Trek 2009actor
- Star Trek Into Darkness 2013actor
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979actor
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982actor
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986director, actor
1950s
- Rhubarb (1951)actor
- Francis Goes to West Point (1952)actor
- Them! (1954)actor
1960s
- The Balcony (1963)actor
1970s
1980s
- Marco Polo (1982)actor, as Achmet
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)actor
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)director, actor, screenwriter
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)director, actor
- Three Men and a Baby (1987)director
- The Good Mother (1988)director
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)actor
1990s
- Funny About Love (1990)director
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)actor, screenwriter
- Holy Matrimony (1994)director
- The Pagemaster (1994)actor