It was a shock, first to hear of the great Leonard Nimoy going into the hospital, but then to hear of his death!
I was stunned, in denial. This is my reflection on the contributions he made to my world! A great man that will be fondly remembered and deeply missed.
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| In Man from U.N.C.L.E., with Werner Klemperer! |
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| As Paris in Mission: Impossible! |
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| "Live Long and Prosper" |
An illustrious career, from
Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible to the legendary "Live Long and Prosper" Mr. Spock in
Star Trek. And that's not even counting his stage, writing and musical careers.
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| From Catlow! |
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| From Transformers: Dark of the Moon! |
His movie career spanned
Them,
Catlow,
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, to, wait for it,
the Star Trek franchise.
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| In The Twilight Zone! |
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| From Bonanza! |
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| Shipwrecked with Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt! |
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| In the classic Outer Limits episode "I, Robot," from the classic story by Eando Binder! |
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| Doing comedy on Get Smart! |
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| I think this show speaks for itself! |
His television career ranged from
Wagon Train, The Virginian,
Bonanza, S
ea Hunt, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits ("I, Robot"), Man from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, Mission: Impossible to, wait for it, once again,
Star Trek.
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| On Man from U.N.C.L.E. with William Shatner! |
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| As "The Great Paris" in Mission: Impossible! |
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| In the failed pilot for Stat Trek! Failed, can you imagine? |
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| As the immortal Mr. Spock in the classic Star Trek series! |
In
Man from U.N.C.L.E., he guest starred with William Shatner in
"The Project Strigas Affair." In
The Virginian, he guest starred with DeForest Kelley. In
Mission: Impossible, Nimoy played Paris, an IMF agent who was an ex-magician and make-up expert. To his defining character of Mr. Spock in
Star Trek.
And let us not forget his uncredited Mr. Spock appearance on
The Big Bang Theory in
"The Transporter Malfunction!"
I was fortunate to see him at our Emerald City Comicon a few years back and even got him to sign Gold Key's
Star Trek #2 with a terrific Mr. Spock cover. It was a great pleasure!
Live Large My Friends!
Thank You!
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| Nimoy, with creator Gene Roddenberry & the crew of Star Trek! |
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| "The Great Paris" of Mission: Impossible! |
He also did a guest spot on TJ Hooker with Shatner in the '80s. His portayal of Mr. Spock was subtly and greatly influential on me. I have always been a bit detached to begin with but watching Spock use his mind and seek out facts and logical solutions made me feel good: "Look at Spock, in every situation he tries to figure out what the correct course is influenced by reality and logic rather than ephemeral feeling or gut/kneejerk reactions." I read a Nimoy interview where he said if he had to be anyone other than himself, he'd like to be Spock. And such an underrated actor!
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