In this Aug. 9, 2006 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy poses for a photograph in Los Angeles. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
Best known for his role on Star Trek as Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy was also an accomplished poet, photographer and musician. Nimoy died Friday at his Los Angeles home at the age of 83
Leonard Nimoy tells Trekkies this will be his last appearance in the Star Trek convention show in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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Cast members of? Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? get together for a special salute on? The MERV Show,? during taping for that upcoming show on Tuesday, May 18, 1982 in Los Angeles. Members of the USS Enterprise, from left, are William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Bibi Besch.
Leonard Nimoy tells Trekkies how much he appreciates their support over the many years at the convention in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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Actor Leonard Nimoy arrives at the Celebrity Gala honoring Dennis Hopper at the opening night of the Andy Warhol Retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 22, 2002. The exhibit is the largest comprehensive collection of Warhol's work with more than 200 pieces, including Elvis, Soup, Mao, Marilyn and the Hopper oil on canvas.
Actor Leonard Nimoy and his wife Sandra Zober arrive for the 21st Annual Emmy Awards show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, California, June 8, 1969.
Leonard Nimoy, shown June 28, 1973 who has been the Mr. Spock of? Star Trek? through years of prime time and then syndicated reruns, resumes the role for real next season as the voice of his old character in a Saturday morning cartoon version of the science fiction show.
Leonard Nimoy tells Trekkies this will be his last appearance in the Star Trek convention show in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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America? s Space Shuttle is shown in the background after it's first showing in Palmdale, California, Friday, Sept. 17, 1976. In the foreground is the crew of the television series Star Trek, who's ship was also named Enterprise. From left are Leonard Nimoy who portrayed Mr. Spock, George Takei who was Mr. Sulu, DeForest Kelly who was Dr. McCoy and James Doohan, who was Scotty.
William Shatner, as Capt. Jams Kirk (right) and his first officer Leonard Nimoy, as Mr. Spock, will once again command the star ship U.S.S. Enterprise in a major movie film it was announced on Tuesday, March 28, 1978 in Los Angeles at a Paramount Studio news conference. Most of the original crew will return in the movie version of? Star Trek? and the ship will be fitted with the most sophisticated instruments and weaponry known to 23rd century space technology.
Leonard Nimoy who stars as Mr. Spock in the movie ìStar Trekî waves to fans outside the MacArthur Theatre as he arrived for the world premier of the movie in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 7, 1979.
Actor Leonard Nimoy, formerly of television? s Star Trek, talks with fellow picketeer in Hollywood, Thursday, May 14, 1981. Actors demonstrated their support for the striking Writers Guild of America in a joint march which was the first major show of support for the writers by the actors.
Leonard Nimoy tells Trekkies this will be his last appearance at the Star Trek convention show in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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Leonard Nimoy minus his famous pointed ears of Mr. Spock days takes time out in Hollywood after returning from abroad, Jan. 28, 1982.
Leonard Nimoy takes a final bow after telling Trekkies this will be his last appearance in the Star Trek convention show in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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Actor Leonard Nimoy, known to millions of? Star Trek? fans as Spock, is shown during filming in Beijing, Oct. 30, 1981 of a $25 million film recreating the story of Marco Polo, the Italian merchant who discovered China for the West in the 13th century. The Italian production includes actors from the United States, China, Britain, Japan and other countries.
Leonard Nimoy tells Trekkies this will be his last appearance at the Star Trek convention show in Rosemont on Sunday, October 2nd.
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William Shatner with Leonard Nimoy during filming shown in new ABC-TV? s fall series: T.J. Hooker.
William Shatner with Leonard Nimoy during filming of ABC-TV's fall series: T.J. Hooker.
Actors Leonard Nimoy, left, and Burt Lancaster chat during a reception at the Textile Museum in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 1982, featuring costumes from a new film, ìMarco Polo. î Both acted in the project, the first time the People's Republic of China has allowed a movie freely in the country. The costumes were designed by Enrico Sabbatini, an Italian, who made several trips to China to study actual 13th century costumes.
Leonard Nimoy, alias Mr. Spock in "Star Trek " series and film shown May 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, is pleased with the way Paramount handled his death in the late "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." "When it was first suggested to me would die, I was hesitant, " says Nimoy.
William Shatner (Actor) with actor Leonard Nimoy at the 34th Annual Emmy Awards Banquet in the Century Plaza Hotel on Sept. 19, 1982 in Los Angeles.
Leonard Nimoy, left, Marvin Chomsky, and William Shatner, right, during 34th annual Emmy Awards, Sept. 19, 1982.
William Shatner, left, and Leonard Nimoy, known to thousands of? Star Trek? fans as Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, are teamed up once again when they appear on ABC? s? T.J. Hooker.? In the episode, scheduled to air February 5, Nimoy plays a police lieutenant and former police partner of Shatner, who portrays T.J. Hooker on Jan. 28, 1983.
Leonard Nimoy received star on Hollywood Walk, Walk of Fame, Jan. 16, 1985 in Los Angeles. From Left to Right are Greg Schwartz, Julie Nimoy Schwartz, Sandi Nimoy his wife, Nimoy, Alan his son, Nancy Plutkin songs Fiance.
Leonard Nimoy receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Jan. 16, 1985 in Los Angeles.
In this Dec. 28, 1988, file photo shows members of the "Star Trek" crew, from left, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, William Shatner, Walter Koenig, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan, toast the newest "Star Trek" film during a news conference at Paramount Studios.
Actor Leonard Nimoy, left, chats with Gene Wilder at the screening of the movie? Never Forget? Tuesday, March 20, 1991, New York. Nimoy portrays concentration camp survivor Mel Mermelstein who was challenged in 1980 by a revisionist group to prove that Jews were gased in camps.
Leonard Nimoy poses during an interview in New York City on Oct. 17, 1995. In his autobiography "I Am Spock," Nimoy comes to grips with the character that has helped shape the way Americans view him. It is a rejoinder to a little-known volume he wrote 20 years ago entitled "I Am Not Spock."
In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 photo, James Comisar holds an original TV Guide issue featuring William Shatner, and Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek." The item is part of his television memorabilia collection in a temperature- and humidity-controlled warehouse in Los Angeles.
Leonard Nimoy, right, and William Shatner pose Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, in Los Angeles. TV Land will celebrate the legendary science-fiction series "Star Trek," with a 40th anniversary salute Friday, Sept. 8, the very date on which the series first premiered in 1966. This futuristic series, which aired from 1966 to 1969, followed the adventures of the USS Enterprise commanded by James T. Kirk, played by Shatner, and his first officer and best friend Mr. Spock, played by Nimoy.
Leonard Nimoy, left, and William Shatner pose Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, in Los Angeles. TV Land will celebrate the legendary science-fiction series "Star Trek," with a 40th anniversary salute Friday, Sept. 8, the very date on which the series first premiered in 1966. This futuristic series, which aired from 1966 to 1969, followed the adventures of the USS Enterprise, commanded by James T. Kirk, played by Shatner, and his first officer and best friend Mr. Spock, played by Nimoy.
Leonard Nimoy poses for a photograph in Los Angeles.
Actor Leonard Nimoy, a cast member in the upcoming film "Star Trek", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
Actor Leonard Nimoy, a cast member in the upcoming film "Star Trek", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
Cast member Leonard Nimoy, left, and his wife, Susan Bay, arrive at the premiere of "Star Trek" in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Actor Leonard Nimoy gives a "live long and prosper" sign after being awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during Boston University's commencement on the school campus in Boston, Sunday, May 20, 2012. The gesture was made popular by Nimoy while performing in the role of Spock during the television broadcast of the science fiction series Star Trek.
In this April 30, 2009 file photo, Leonard Nimoy arrives at the premiere of "Star Trek" in Los Angeles. The 80-year-old actor has said the "Star Trek" convention in suburban Chicago celebrating the 45th anniversary of the TV series would be his last.
In this Oct. 17, 1995 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy poses during an interview in New York to promote his book, "I Am Spock." Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts, File)
This undated file photo shows actors in the TV series "Star Trek," from left, Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock, William Shatner as Captain Kirk, DeForest Kelley as Doctor McCoy and James Doohan as Commander Scott. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (AP Photo/Paramount Television, File)
In this June 28, 1973 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy speaks during an interview in New York. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
In this Jan. 11, 1982 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy poses for a photo in Los Angeles. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Leonard Nimoy arrives at the LA premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)