Nimoy is Spock, Spock is Nimoy
Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
Leonard Nimoy had a long and successful career as an actor and director, but he's best known for portraying Spock in the "Star Trek" TV series and movies. Nimoy died Friday, February 27, his son Adam Nimoy told CNN. He was 83.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
Perhaps Nimoy's highest-profile role after "Trek" was as "Fringe's" William Bell, a wealthy industrialist and tech genius.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
After "Star Trek," Nimoy took on the role of Paris in the TV series "Mission: Impossible." His co-stars included Peter Lupus and Lesley Ann Warren.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
In the late '70s and early '80s, Nimoy was as well known for his hosting role on "In Search Of ...," a show about the paranormal and mysterious, as he was for Spock.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
Nimoy played a psychiatrist in the 1978 version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," here with Lelia Goldoni.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
Nimoy was also a successful director. He helmed two "Star Trek" films as well as "Three Men and a Baby," the No. 1 box-office hit of 1987. Tom Selleck, from left, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson starred.
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Nimoy appeared on "The Big Bang Theory" ... sort of. He provided the voice for an action figure of Spock owned by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons).
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Nimoy's voice could also be heard on a few video games, including "Civilization IV," which he narrated.
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Photos: Leonard Nimoy: A fascinating career
Among the other films Nimoy directed was 1988's "The Good Mother," starring Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson, far left.
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