![]() He had an early brush with sci-fi playing a Martian in 1952’s Zombies of the Stratosphere. “I am not Spock,” Nimoy, who died in 2015, once said, “but if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock.”īefore doing Trek, Nimoy’s résumé included dozens of appearances on such ‘ 50s TV staples as Perry Mason and Dragnet. Playing Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan who served as science officer on the Starship Enterprise, the method actor, then 34, had landed a part that would come to define his career. ![]() ![]() The Hollywood Reporter‘s first take on NBC’s Star Trekwas “there’s quite a bit of suspense and tricks with gadgets that will please the sci-fi buffs no end.” From this, THR concluded that the 1966 show “should be a winner.” It certainly was for co-star Leonard Nimoy. ![]()
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