95-401: Beholder may refer to: Film and TV [ edit ] "The Beholder" ( The Outer Limits ) , episode of the television series The Outer Limits Beholder, an episode of The Bridge Beholder, an episode of Almost Human Beholder, an episode of The Invisible Man Other [ edit ] Beholder ( Dungeons & Dragons ) ,
190-891: A shtetl in Russia and could relate to the play when they saw him in it. Later that year he starred as Arthur Goldman in The Man in the Glass Booth at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. He starred as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1974, one year prior to its release as a feature film, with Jack Nicholson in the same role. During the run of the play, Nimoy took over as its director and wanted his character to be "rough and tough," and insisted on having tattoos. The costumer for
285-427: A "heavy", where his character used street weapons like switchblades and guns or had to threaten or attack people. He overcame his Boston accent , but realized his lean appearance made stardom unlikely. He decided to be a supporting actor rather than take lead roles, an attitude he acquired from his childhood: "I'm a second child who was educated to the idea my older brother was to be given respect and not perturbed. I
380-424: A $ 1.75 tip. Nimoy spent more than a decade playing only small parts in B movies and the lead in one, along with a minor TV role. He believed his performance as the title role in the 1952 film Kid Monk Baroni would make him a star, but the film failed after a brief cinema showing. During his military career, the film gained a larger audience on television, and after his discharge he got steadier work portraying
475-558: A cameo appearance in Star Trek Into Darkness . Nimoy's interest in photography began in childhood; for the rest of his life, he owned a camera he had rebuilt at the age of 13. During the 1970s, he studied photography at the University of California, Los Angeles . His photography studies at UCLA occurred after Star Trek and Mission: Impossible while he was seriously considering changing careers. His work has been exhibited at
570-473: A certain age, weight, and height range. After finding the needed candidates, he reveals the map. The area is discovered to be a hidden military area not on any normal map and, along with Nodel's son ( Ryan Reynolds ) and his girlfriend, the group travels to the area. Inside that area, is a spaceship-type device, with symbols matching the ones on the Doctor's hands. It activates, and a message from an apparent alien race
665-577: A contest to travel on the space plane. However, none of the Daedalus passengers know that Harris has reprogrammed the flight plan to take the flight to the site of the close encounter that shattered the young man's life. Aaron ( Saul Rubinek ) is an American lawyer of Polish ancestry who is obsessed with what happened to his family at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and is sure that Robert Greene ( Jan Rubeš ), aka Karl Rademacher ( Alex Zahara ),
760-470: A devotee of method acting concepts derived from the teachings of Konstantin Stanislavsky , realizing the stage allowed him to explore his original inspirations for acting: the "psychological, emotional, and physical territories of life that can't be done anywhere else". Like his method actor role model, Marlon Brando , Nimoy wore jeans and T-shirts. Between studies, he took a job at an ice cream parlor on
855-548: A disease that is turning them to stone, and Sarah accidentally becomes infected. Joshua eventually finds her, and she pleads with him not to touch her, so he may not become infected. They return to their own neighborhood, and Joshua explains the purpose of the energy barrier to the other residents, wondering what choice they have other than to serve as slaves. Joshua explains the disease his daughter has been infected with, and suggests they deliberately infect themselves to save Earth from enslavement. After discussing it, all join hands in
950-616: A fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Beholder (horse) , race horse winner of the 2013 and 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff Beholder (video game) , a 2016 video game Beholder Kft. , Hungarian publishing company The Beholder (magazine) , a role-playing game magazine The Beholder , novel by Julian Davies 1996 The Beholder, nickname of Jeroen Streunding from Neophyte See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Look up beholder in Wiktionary,
1045-465: A group of organizations engaged in Holocaust denial . Nimoy said he experienced a strong "sense of fulfillment" from doing the film. In 2007, he produced the play, Shakespeare's Will by Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen . The one-woman show starred Jeanmarie Simpson as Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway . The production was directed by Nimoy's wife, Susan Bay. In April 2010, Nimoy announced that he
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#17328510807941140-470: A happier life and asks her if she still invented the time machine. Jamie then travels back in time before her friend’s death and shoots her murderer. A geneticist , Dr Martin Nodel ( Ron Rifkin ), is a researcher looking into introns , mysterious sections of DNA that he believes hold the secret to future evolution. He develops a formula that he believes will activate them, and tests it on himself. After developing
1235-454: A labor camp to save him from being executed. Aaron demands that they take Hannah with them and Prentice eventually relents. Later, Prentice informs Aaron that since his sister was believed to have been killed, the Tribunal in the future will allow her to remain with Aaron & his wife. He takes Hannah to their father who breaks down crying upon realizing who she is, embracing her. Notes: 1) At
1330-979: A leading role as Mustapha Mond in Brave New World , a TV-movie version of Aldous Huxley 's 1932 novel . From 1994 to 1997, he narrated the Ancient Mysteries series on A&E including "The Sacred Water of Lourdes " and "Secrets of the Romanovs ". He appeared in advertising in the United Kingdom for the computer company Time Computers in the late 1990s. In 1997, he played the prophet Samuel, alongside Nathaniel Parker, in The Bible Collection movie David . He appeared in several popular television series, including Futurama and The Simpsons , both as himself and as Spock. In 2000, he provided on-camera hosting and introductions for 45 half-hour episodes of
1425-448: A long case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His death was international news and was met with expressions of shock and grief by fans, Star Trek co-stars, scientists, celebrities, and the media. An asteroid was named 4864 Nimoy in his honor. For the Love of Spock (2016) was produced by his son Adam about his life and career, and Remembering Leonard Nimoy (2017)
1520-655: A pet shop, and driving cabs. Nimoy played an army sergeant in the 1954 science fiction thriller Them! and a professor in the 1958 science fiction movie The Brain Eaters , and had a role in The Balcony (1963), a film adaptation of the Jean Genet play . With Vic Morrow , he co-produced Deathwatch , a 1965 English-language film version of Genet's play Haute Surveillance , adapted and directed by Morrow and starring Nimoy. The story deals with three prison inmates. Partly as
1615-460: A result of his role, he then taught drama classes to members of Synanon , a drug rehab center, explaining: "Give a little here and it always comes back". He had guest roles in the Sea Hunt series from 1958 to 1960 and a minor role in the 1961 The Twilight Zone episode " A Quality of Mercy ". He also appeared in the syndicated Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford , and as Luke Reid in
1710-1038: A running theme in Star Trek fan clubs. Star Trek writer Nicholas Meyer said that "the link between Spock and Holmes was obvious to everyone." Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in which Spock quotes directly from a Doyle book and credits Holmes as a forefather to the logic he was espousing. In addition, the connection was implied in Star Trek: The Next Generation , which paid homage to both Holmes and Spock. By 1977, when Nimoy played Martin Dysart in Equus on Broadway, he had played 13 important roles in 27 cities, including Tevye, Malvolio in Twelfth Night , and Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over
1805-474: A stroke of 'luck', the bullet does not kill Becka, but her severe brain damage causes her to begin to hallucinate that the picture of a tuxedoed stranger on top of the TV (Who calls himself 'The 8 By 10' Man; in the original story it was a picture of Jesus) is talking to her. Under the advice of the 8 By 10 Man, Becka eventually decides to kill her worthless husband ( John Diehl ), and in a bit of 'damaged savantry', rigs up
1900-416: A trial. Cutler begins to look into Dr. Link's financial records and finds that he was working for a defense contractor , eventually discovering that Dr. Link was working to turn Adam into a weapon. Cutler argues, with supporting evidence of financial accounts and company memos, that Dr. Link was forced into attempting to rewrite Adam's central programming, effectively lobotomizing it, and that Adam reacted in
1995-458: A way through the barrier and comes face-to-face with their captors, a slothful race who feel physical activity is beneath them. The Trinues explain that all of the inhabitants of Joshua's neighborhood have been taken as part of a feasibility study into the suitability of humans for slavery , and, if they are found able to survive in the alien's native environment, the rest of Earth's population will also be enslaved. Adrielo's people are dying from
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#17328510807942090-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Beholder (The Outer Limits) This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits , a 1995 science fiction / dark fantasy television series . The series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2000, and on the Sci Fi channel in its final year (2001–2002). Showtime's head of programming, Jeffrey Offsay, said
2185-428: Is from the late 21st century, where time travel has been perfected. Even with the evidence provided to him by the time traveler, Aaron has difficulty proving his case. Greene insists that he is not Rademacher, and, near the end of the episode, Greene plans to leave for Argentina in order to avoid prosecution. Aaron goes to Greene's house with a gun, demanding a confession. Prentice follows him there, telling Aaron that he
2280-596: Is his great-grandson, and that if Aaron kills Greene & goes to prison that he will cease to exist. Aaron does not to shoot Greene. Instead, Prentice & Aaron go back to 1944 as two members of the SS, with Greene dressed as a camp prisoner. Greene meets & tries to tell his younger self who he is, but Rademacher shoots him, thinking that the old man is just another Jewish prisoner. Aaron sees his father & half-sister Hannah walking by, and, seeing his chance, he rushes forward, snatches Hannah & orders his father to be taken to
2375-641: Is knocked out. As their situation appears bleak, Skokes attempts to raise his fellow prisoner's spirits by telling her of a top secret plan to launch a sneak attack that might turn the tide of the war. Suddenly, a guard enters the cell, and she willingly leaves, revealing that she is really an alien spy who is actually being slowly transformed back into her original form. Jay ( Jason London ) and Hannah ( Alyssa Milano ) are in love, but she wants to stay celibate until marriage. An object falls into Hannah's room and an alien entity merges with her. The alien needs her to have sex, but random males morph into her body during
2470-423: Is played back. The Doctor, and the students, decide to enter the ship on a journey to the home planet. Despite his son and son's girlfriend not qualifying, the Doctor says that they'd need someone like the two of them. The ship takes off. Becka Paulson ( Catherine O'Hara ) accidentally shoots herself in the head while watching a soap opera. The bullet lodges in her brain, and begins to have some strange effects. In
2565-477: Is taken to a cell and preparations are made to disassemble it. Mina, Dr. Link's daughter, contacts a lawyer, Thurman Cutler ( Leonard Nimoy ), who pushes for a murder trial, insisting that Adam is his client and not simply a machine. A court hearing begins, and the prosecutor pushes for dismissal of the case on the grounds that Adam is just a machine. Cutler argues that, although Adam is clearly not human , it possesses intelligence and will, and, on that basis, deserves
2660-404: Is working on the central memory of a robot , Adam, when it suddenly activates and attacks him. A lab assistant enters the room in time to see Adam smashing up the laboratory before crashing through a window and escaping, while Dr. Link is left dead. Later, a police officer finds Adam in a back alley, and Adam, apparently remembering nothing of the incident, asks the officer to contact Dr. Link. Adam
2755-616: The Griffith Observatory 's historic 2002–2004 expansion. In 2009, he voiced "The Zarn" in the television-based movie Land of the Lost . He voiced the Star Trek Online massive multiplayer online game, released in February 2010, and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as Xehanort , the series' leading villain. Tetsuya Nomura , the director of Birth by Sleep , said Nimoy was chosen for
2850-578: The Priestly Blessing . The accompanying spoken blessing is "Live long and prosper". Nimoy conceived the " Vulcan nerve pinch ", which he suggested as a replacement for the scripted knock out method of using the butt of his phaser. He wanted a more sophisticated way of rendering a person unconscious. Nimoy explained to the director that Spock had, per the story, attended the Vulcan Institute of Technology and had studied human anatomy. Spock possessed
2945-660: The Sunset Strip . In 1953, Nimoy enlisted in the United States Army Reserve at Fort McPherson Georgia, serving for 18 months until 1955, leaving as a Staff Sergeant. He had been in the Army Special Services , putting on shows which he wrote, narrated, and emceed. One of his soldiers was Ken Berry , whom he encouraged to go into acting as a civilian and helped contact agents. During that period, he directed and starred in A Streetcar Named Desire , with
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3040-416: The fourth season episodes " Letters of Transit " and " Brave New World " parts 1 and 2. Nimoy reprised his role as Master Xehanort in the 2012 video game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance . On August 30, 2012, Nimoy narrated a satirical segment about Mitt Romney 's life on Comedy Central 's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . In 2013, Nimoy reprised his role as Ambassador Spock in
3135-1144: The "Night of Decision" episode of the ABC / Warner Bros. western series Colt .45 . Nimoy appeared four times in ethnic roles on NBC 's Wagon Train , the number one rated program of the 1961–1962 season. He portrayed Bernabe Zamora in "The Estaban Zamora Story" (1959), "Cherokee Ned" in "The Maggie Hamilton Story" (1960), Joaquin Delgado in "The Tiburcio Mendez Story" (1961), and Emeterio Vasquez in "The Baylor Crowfoot Story" (1962). Nimoy appeared in numerous episodes of Gunsmoke , as well as in Steve Canyon (1959), Bonanza (1960), The Rebel (1960), Two Faces West (1961), Laramie (1961), Rawhide (1961), The Untouchables (1962), The Eleventh Hour (1962), Perry Mason (1963), Combat! (1963, 1965), Daniel Boone , The Outer Limits (1964), The Virginian (1963–1965; first working with Star Trek co-star DeForest Kelley in "Man of Violence", episode 14 of season 2, in 1963), and Get Smart (1966). He appeared in
3230-620: The 1994 IMAX documentary film, Destiny in Space , showcasing film-footage of space from nine Space Shuttle missions over four years time. In 1999, he voiced the narration of the English version of the Sega Dreamcast game Seaman and promoted Y2K educational films. Together with John de Lancie , another actor from the Star Trek franchise, Nimoy created Alien Voices , an audio-production venture that specializes in audio dramatizations. Among
3325-521: The 1995 Outer Limits series. He appeared on Gunsmoke in 1961 as Grice, in 1962 as Arnie, and in 1966 as John Walking Fox. Nimoy and Star Trek co-star William Shatner first worked together on an episode of the NBC spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , "The Project Strigas Affair" (1964). Their characters were from opposite sides of the Iron Curtain , though with his saturnine appearance, Nimoy played
3420-521: The 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness , both directed by J. J. Abrams . Following Star Trek in 1969, Nimoy immediately joined the cast of the spy series Mission: Impossible , which was seeking a replacement for Martin Landau . Nimoy was cast in the role of Paris, an IMF agent who was an ex-magician and make-up expert, " The Great Paris ". He played the role during seasons four and five from 1969 to 1971. Nimoy had been strongly considered as part of
3515-808: The Atlanta Theater Guild. Soon after he was discharged, his wife Sandi was pregnant with their second child, and they rented an apartment while he became a cab driver in Los Angeles. He once picked up Senator John F. Kennedy at the Bel Air Hotel in 1956, before the Democratic Convention began on August 13. As the Senator was not carrying any cash, Nimoy had to follow him into the Beverly Hilton to collect his $ 1.25 from someone Kennedy knew. He got
3610-538: The Atlantean King Kashekim Nedakh in the Disney animated feature Atlantis: The Lost Empire . Nimoy provided a comprehensive series of voice-overs for the 2005 computer game Civilization IV . In the television series The Next Wave he interviewed people about technology. He hosts the documentary film The Once and Future Griffith Observatory . Nimoy and his wife, Susan Bay -Nimoy, were major supporters of
3705-722: The Cuckoo's Nest . In 1981, Nimoy starred in Vincent , a one-man show which he wrote and published as a book in 1984. The audio recording of the play is available on DVD under the title, Van Gogh Revisited. It was based on the life of artist Vincent van Gogh , in which Nimoy played Van Gogh's brother Theo. Other plays included Oliver! , at The Melody Top Theater in Milwaukee, 6 Rms Riv Vu opposite Sandy Dennis , in Florida, Full Circle with Bibi Anderson on Broadway and in Washington, D.C. He
3800-483: The February 1964 Star Trek television pilots " The Cage " and " Where No Man Has Gone Before ", through series' end in early 1969, followed by eight feature films and guest appearances in spin-offs. From 1967 to 1970, Nimoy had a music career with Dot Records , with his first and second albums mostly as Spock. After the original Star Trek series, Nimoy starred in Mission: Impossible for two seasons, hosted
3895-533: The Friday "Adventure Night" segment of the radio drama series Mutual Radio Theater , heard via the Mutual Broadcasting System . In 1986, Nimoy lent his voice to the 1986 cartoon movie The Transformers: The Movie for the character Galvatron. In Bradbury's 1993 animated TV film The Halloween Tree , Nimoy was the voice of Mr. Moundshroud, the children's guide. Nimoy lent his voice as narrator to
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3990-747: The Internet. He also had a character part as a psychiatrist in Philip Kaufman 's 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers . Nimoy won acclaim for a series of stage roles. In 1971 he played the starring role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof , which toured for eight weeks. Having performed in the Yiddish theater as a young man, he said the part was like a "homecoming" for him because his parents, like Tevye, also came from
4085-584: The Martian lifeforms. In the meantime, Kress deals with growing discord with his wife ( Helen Shaver ) over financial troubles, his obsession with work and the stress of concealing the stolen Martian lifeforms from his former supervisors at the government lab. Kress comes to believe that he is a god to his sandkings when they erect sand structures that resemble his face. Bitten by one of the sandkings, his obsession peaks as he alienates his wife, son, father ( Lloyd Bridges ), and kills his former supervisor by throwing him in
4180-574: The United States. His mother, Dora (née Spinner; 1904–1987), was a homemaker, and his father, Max Nimoy (1901–1987), owned a barbershop in the Mattapan section of Boston. He had an elder brother, Melvin (1926–2022). As a child, Nimoy took miscellaneous jobs to supplement his family's income, including selling newspapers and greeting cards, shining shoes, or setting up chairs in theaters, and when he got older, selling vacuum cleaners. He began acting at
4275-504: The ability to project a unique form of energy through his fingertips. Nimoy explained the idea of putting his hand on his neck and shoulder to Shatner, and they rehearsed it. Nimoy credits Shatner's acting during the "pinch" that sold the idea and made it work on screen. Nimoy reprised Spock in Star Trek: The Animated Series and two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation . When the new series Star Trek: Phase II
4370-434: The age of eight in a children's and neighborhood theater. His parents wanted him to attend college and pursue a stable career, or even learn to play the accordion , so he could always make a living, but his grandfather encouraged him to do what he then wanted to do most, which was acting. Nimoy realized he had an aptitude for singing, which he developed in his synagogue's choir. His singing during his bar mitzvah at age 13
4465-461: The aliens, is thrown into a cell, where he encounters another captive - a young female cadet . She reveals that their captors are apparently grafting alien skin onto her body a bit at a time. Skokes tries to escape from their cell through an overhead vent, but his attempt fails at first when he is attacked by something lurking in the vents. Skokes makes a second attempt to escape through the air ducts, but an alien guard severs his hand before Skokes
4560-552: The anthology series Our 20th Century on the AEN TV Network. The series covers world news, sports, entertainment, technology, and fashion using original archive news clips from 1930 to 1975 from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and other private archival sources. In 2001, Nimoy appeared on the television show Becker , where he played Dr. Emmett Fowler, a professor who cannot recall his former student. Nimoy played
4655-450: The character. Leonard Nimoy played the elder Spock, with Zachary Quinto portraying a younger Spock, in the 2009 Star Trek reboot film, directed by J. J. Abrams . In 2010, Nimoy announced that he was retiring from playing Spock, citing both his advanced age and the desire to give Quinto full media attention as the character. His final role as Spock was in the 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness . Nimoy died in February 2015 after
4750-456: The church to sacrifice themselves and prove that humans are unsuitable as slaves. The genetic rejection syndrome (GRS) monster children are now adults who commit murders. Detective Ray Venable ( Gary Cole ) has a "secret" son with GRS, Dylan, who is harassing Ray's family. Ray injects himself with a serum to temporarily enhance his sensory abilities (more like GRS people) in order to hunt him. Ray does this successfully, only to find out that it
4845-459: The documentary series In Search of... , appeared in Columbo , and made several well-received stage appearances. Nimoy's portrayal of Spock made a significant cultural impact and earned him three Emmy Award nominations. His public profile as Spock was so strong that both his autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995), were written from the viewpoint of coexistence with
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#17328510807944940-467: The end the episode was a note from Sam Egan: "Dedicated to my father who survived Auschwitz... and to his wife and daughter who did not." Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy ( / ˈ n iː m ɔɪ / NEE -moy ; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor and director, famed for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in
5035-407: The film Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013. According to biographer Dennis Fischer, Spock was Nimoy's "most important role". Spock became an icon and one of the most popular alien characters ever featured on television. Viewers admired his composure and intellect and his ability to take on any task successfully. As a result, Nimoy's character "took the public by storm", nearly eclipsing the star of
5130-553: The free dictionary. Eye of the Beholder (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Beholder . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beholder&oldid=946863072 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
5225-414: The government on Martian life is aborted because one of his specimens almost escapes into the natural environment. However, Kress does not agree with the abandonment of the project and decides to continue his experiments in his barn. He strongly believes that the insect-like species is actually sentient. He steals some sand containing Martian eggs from his lab and creates a makeshift incubator to hatch more of
5320-657: The initial cast for the show, but remained on Star Trek . He co-starred with Yul Brynner and Richard Crenna in the Western movie Catlow (1971). He also had roles in two episodes of Rod Serling's Night Gallery (1972 and 1973) and Columbo (1973). He appeared in television films such as Assault on the Wayne (1970), Baffled! (1972), The Alpha Caper (1973), The Missing Are Deadly (1974), Seizure: The Story Of Kathy Morris (1980), and Marco Polo (1982). He received an Emmy Award nomination for best supporting actor for
5415-470: The intercourse. Thinking that Jay is in danger while in her presence, Hannah shuns him. Jay and his professor start an investigation regarding her. As more men vanish, the police pursue Hannah, who is "caught in the act" devouring a man. A cop shoots her, but the wound quickly heals. When the lovers are reunited, Jay, convinced that the alien needs something more than sex, makes love with Hannah and pupated alien finally rises from her body, and leaves. Dr. Link
5510-544: The light. When NASA turns him down, Harris is recruited by Carlton Powers ( Barry Corbin ), a self-made billionaire who plans to privatize space travel & thinks Harris' presence on the inaugural flight of his new Daedalus spaceship will help him sell the service. Harris & Powers are joined on the flight by Martin Reese ( Mackenzie Gray ), a skeptical tabloid reporter, Lil Vaughn ( Andrea Martin ), an eccentric fashion mogul , and Ty & Barbara Chafey, young newlyweds who won
5605-399: The liquid that acts on the intron he tests the liquid on himself. He begins experiencing strange symptoms, including a sort of map that grows on his back and a pattern that grows on his hand. Shortly after he begins looking for students that are suitable candidates. They have to have a high IQ, never had surgery, and are free from imperfections such as tattoos or glasses. They also have to be in
5700-415: The mission when a mysterious violet light penetrated the cockpit & began enveloping his body. In the investigation that followed, no evidence could be found to support his story, leaving a blot on Harris' NASA record & his life in ruins. Now, at age 63, he knows he can never make amends with his estranged wife Madelaine, but he feels that he could clear his name if he could just get back to where he saw
5795-650: The morality of man- and alienkind. Nimoy took drama classes at Boston College , and after moving to Los Angeles , he used $ 600 he saved from selling vacuum cleaners to enroll at the Pasadena Playhouse , supporting himself by being a theatre usher, taxicab driver and stocking vending machines. However, he was soon disillusioned and quit after six months, feeling that the acting skills he had already acquired from earlier roles were more advanced: "I thought, I have to study here three years in order to do this level of work, and I'm already doing better work". He became
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#17328510807945890-488: The original Star Trek series in 1966, then Star Trek: The Animated Series , the first six Star Trek films , Star Trek: The Next Generation , the 2009 Star Trek film , and Star Trek Into Darkness . 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. In addition to acting and filmmaking, Nimoy
5985-430: The past, Givens brings Jamie along with her, and they arrive at the time and place Givens was abducted and assaulted. The man is killed before he can harm the young Givens, but Givens herself is fatally shot & dies. When Jamie returns to the future, she finds that the rape and murders Givens had prevented have all been undone – one such victim being Jamie’s best friend. She visits the now adult young Givens, who has lived
6080-446: The recurring enigmatic character of Dr. William Bell on the television show Fringe . Nimoy opted for the role after previously working with Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on the 2009 Star Trek film and offered another opportunity to work with this production team again. Nimoy also was interested in the series, which he saw was an intelligent mixture of science and science fiction, and continued to guest star through
6175-451: The role specifically because of his role as Spock, to play opposite Mark Hamill , famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars , as Nomura was a fan of both series and wanted to pit them against each other. Nimoy reprised this role for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance in 2012. After his death in 2015, Nimoy was replaced for the role as Xehanort by Rutger Hauer , who died and
6270-488: The same gun. The gun is traced to Dr. Theresa Givens ( Amanda Plummer ), a former employee at a top-secret government project. Mysteriously, Givens was only five years old at the time of the first murder, and the gun had not even been manufactured yet. Jamie eventually learns that Givens has invented a time machine that she uses to travel back in time and assassinate men who would later in their lives commit acts of rape & murder towards women. In her final trip to
6365-534: The same, no actors are the same, we don't have an easy path of an ongoing character, we have to make sure the stories are so strong, and not resort to remaking original Outer Limits scripts". All but one of the 43 episodes in season 1 and season 2 are originals, the only remake is 'I Robot', which starred Leonard Nimoy in the original, and he also appears in the new episode. The premiere episode, The Sandkings , featured Lloyd Bridges , his son Beau Bridges , and Beau's son Dylan Bridges. In 2000, Showtime cancelled
6460-403: The sandking incubator, where the creatures—already starved by Kress as an experiment—quickly devour him. In the end, Kress attempts to destroy all the sandkings but fails. In the epilogue of the episode, a colony of sandkings is shown surviving in the wilderness. In the future, humanity is losing an interstellar war against a technologically-advanced race. Major John Skokes , a prisoner of
6555-560: The series after 132 episodes. The show was then revived on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2001, with the first episode featuring Tom Arnold , premiering on March 16, 2001. Two of the executive producers at Showtime, Pen Densham and Mark Stern, also returned for the revival of the series. After one season, the Sci-Fi Channel cancelled the show in 2002, primarily due to declining viewership ratings. Dr. Simon Kress's ( Beau Bridges ) research for
6650-471: The series, William Shatner 's Captain Kirk, adds Fischer. Nimoy was later credited for bringing "dignity and intelligence to one of the most revered characters in science fiction". Nimoy and Shatner, who portrayed his commanding officer, became close friends during the series' television run, and were "like brothers", according to Shatner. Star Trek was broadcast from 1966 to 1969. For his role as Spock, Nimoy
6745-512: The show "found a home at Showtime because MGM, which produced the original series, supplies feature films to both Showtime and The Movie Channel. At the time we were making our deal to get into business with them, they were restarting their TV operation as well. They had the idea of wanting to make The Outer Limits and they thought it was the kind of thing that would work very well for us". Executive producer Pen Densham noted how anthologies can be "risky". He explained that "every week no stories are
6840-575: The show's fourth season, even after his stated 2012 retirement from acting. Nimoy's first appearance as Bell was in the Season 1 finale, " There's More Than One of Everything ", which explored the possible existence of a parallel universe . In the May 9, 2009, episode of Saturday Night Live , Nimoy appeared as a surprise guest in the Weekend Update segment with Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine , who play
6935-466: The show, Sharon White, was amused: "That was sort of an intimate thing. ... Here I am with Mr. Spock, for god's sakes, and I am painting pictures on his arms." In 1975, Nimoy toured with and played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company 's Sherlock Holmes . A number of authors have perceived parallels between the rational Holmes and the character of Spock, and it became
7030-400: The television (under the 8 by 10 Man's instructions) to deliver a fatal electrical pulse to whoever touches the knob. Becka in the end tricks her husband into touching it, but as he begins to be fatally electrocuted, she finally realizes just what she has done and tries to save him. All she does is alter the circuit by touching him, and the two fall dead, the victim of a tragic quirk of fate that
7125-710: The television film A Woman Called Golda (1982), for playing the role of Morris Meyerson, Golda Meir's husband, opposite Ingrid Bergman as Golda in her final role. In 1975, Nimoy filmed an opening introduction to Ripley's World of the Unexplained museum located at Gatlinburg, Tennessee , and Fisherman's Wharf at San Francisco, California. In the late 1970s, he hosted and narrated the television series In Search of ... , which investigated paranormal or unexplained events or subjects. In 2000–2001 he hosted CNBC TV series The Next Wave With Leonard Nimoy , which explored how e-businesses were integrating with technology and
7220-509: The villain and Shatner played a reluctant U.N.C.L.E. recruit. On the stage, Nimoy played the lead role in a short run of Gore Vidal 's Visit to a Small Planet in 1968 (shortly before the end of the Star Trek series) at the Pheasant Run Playhouse in St. Charles, Illinois . His legacy as that character is key to the enjoyment of Star Trek . The way that Spock was used as a device for
7315-808: The voice of Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon . In May 2011, he made a cameo appearance in the alternate version music video of " The Lazy Song " by Bruno Mars . Aaron Bay-Schuck , the Atlantic Records executive who signed Mars to the label, is Nimoy's stepson. Nimoy provided the voice of Spock as a guest star in a Season 5 episode of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory titled "The Transporter Malfunction", which aired on March 29, 2012. Also in 2012, Nimoy reprised his role of William Bell in Fringe for
7410-435: The way any human might when faced with death. The court eventually finds that Adam is a person and will stand trial for the murder of Dr. Link. As it is being led away, Adam sees the prosecuting attorney in danger of being run over and rescues her, sacrificing its own life in the process. FBI agent Jamie Pratt ( Michelle Forbes ) investigates a series of murders spanning a period of forty years that were all committed with
7505-525: The works jointly narrated by the pair are The Time Machine , Journey to the Center of the Earth , The Lost World , The Invisible Man , The First Men in the Moon , and several television specials for the Sci-Fi Channel. In an interview published on the official Star Trek website, Nimoy said that Alien Voices was discontinued because the series did not sell well enough to recoup costs. In 2001, Nimoy voiced
7600-408: The writers to examine humanity and examine what it meant to be human, that's really what Star Trek was all about. And in finding Leonard Nimoy, they found the perfect person to portray that. Matt Atchity, editor-in-chief of Rotten Tomatoes Nimoy was best known for his portrayal of Spock , the half-human, half- Vulcan character he played on Star Trek from the first TV episode in 1966 to
7695-522: The young Spock and Kirk in the Star Trek which had just premiered days earlier. In the sketch, the three actors attempt to appease long-time Trekkers by assuring them the new film would be true to the original Star Trek . In 1991, Nimoy starred in Never Forget , which he co-produced with Robert B. Radnitz . The movie was about a pro bono publico lawsuit by an attorney on behalf of Mel Mermelstein , played by Nimoy as an Auschwitz survivor, against
7790-645: Was a photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. Nimoy's acting career began during his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances throughout the 1950s. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant in the Special Services , an entertainment branch of the American military . He originated and developed Spock beginning with
7885-486: Was a plot by his son, who placed the serum so that Ray would find it. Ray's son forcefully injects more of the serum into his dad, so that Ray now has irreversible GRS, and Ray transforms into a monster. Ray kills Dylan, but Ray's family is afraid of him because he now looks like the other GRS monsters. When NASA astronaut Theodore Harris was in space the first time on September 16, 1963, it did not go quite as planned. Alone in his Mercury capsule , he panicked and aborted
7980-789: Was honored by Symphony Space with the renaming of the Thalia Theater as the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater. From 1982 to 1987, Nimoy hosted the children's educational show Standby...Lights! Camera! Action! on Nickelodeon. He was an occasional voice actor in animated feature films, including the character of Galvatron in The Transformers: The Movie in 1986. He narrated the 1991 CBS paranormal series Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories . In 1994, he voiced Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in The Pagemaster . In 1998, he had
8075-681: Was in Camelot , The King and I , Caligula , The Four Poster , and My Fair Lady . After Paramount agreed to settle a lawsuit by Nimoy for Star Trek merchandise royalties, he agreed to join Star Trek: The Motion Picture , the first in the Star Trek film series . By 1986, Nimoy had earned more than half a million dollars in royalties. In 1975, Nimoy's renditions of Ray Bradbury 's " There Will Come Soft Rains " and "Usher II", both from The Martian Chronicles (1950), were released on Caedmon Records . During 1980, Nimoy hosted
8170-554: Was in the end far from lucky. Joshua Hayward ( David McCallum ) & his daughter Sarah awake one morning to find a four-block section of their suburban neighborhood surrounded by a mysterious energy barrier. Sarah finds a badly disfigured alien, Adrielo, who tells her that her neighborhood has been grabbed & moved by another race of aliens, the Triunes. He shows her a way through the energy barrier to his own captured realm and begs her to help him save his people. Meanwhile, Joshua finds
8265-494: Was nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series , and has long remained the only Star Trek actor nominated for an Emmy . Among Spock's recognized and unique symbols Nimoy incorporated into the series is the Vulcan salute , which became identified with him in pop culture. Nimoy created the sign from his childhood memories of the way kohanim (Jewish priests) hold their hands when giving
8360-487: Was not to upstage him [...] So my acting career was designed to be a supporting player, a character actor." He played more than 50 small parts in B movies, television series such as Perry Mason and Dragnet , and serials such as Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), in which he played a Martian named Narab. To support a wife and two children, he often took other work, such as delivering newspapers, working in
8455-433: Was planned in the late 1970s, Nimoy was to be in only two of eleven episodes, but when the series was elevated to a feature film, he agreed to reprise his role. The first six Star Trek movies feature the original cast including Nimoy, who also directed two of the films, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . He played the elder Spock in the 2009 Star Trek reboot film and briefly in
8550-582: Was produced by his daughter Julie about his illness. Leonard Simon Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, in an Irish section of the West End of Boston, Massachusetts , to Jewish immigrants from Iziaslav , Ukraine . His parents left Iziaslav separately, his father first walking over the border into Poland while his mother and grandmother were smuggled out of the Soviet Union in a horse-drawn wagon by hiding under bales of hay. They reunited after arriving in
8645-500: Was retiring from playing Spock, citing both his advanced age and the desire to give Zachary Quinto full media attention as the character. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was to be his final performance; however, in February 2011, he announced his intent to return to Fringe and reprise his role as William Bell. Nimoy continued voice acting during retirement; his appearance in the third season of Fringe includes his voice (his character appears only in animated scenes), and he provided
8740-521: Was so good he was asked to repeat his performance the following week at another synagogue. William Shatner said, "He is still the only man I know whose voice was two bar mitzvahs good!" His first major role was at 17, as Ralphie in an amateur production of Clifford Odets 's Awake and Sing! , about the struggles of a matriarchal Jewish family similar to his during the Great Depression . He said, "Playing this teenage kid in this Jewish family that
8835-517: Was so much like mine was amazing ... The same dynamics, the same tensions in the household." The role "lit a passion" that led to his acting career, saying "I never wanted to do anything else." Shatner has said that Nimoy also worked on local radio shows for children, often voice acting Bible stories: Obviously, there was something symbolic about that. Many years later as Captain Kirk, I would be busy rescuing civilizations in distress on distant planets while Leonard's Mr. Spock would be examining
8930-596: Was succeeded by Nimoy's Star Trek co-star Christopher Lloyd . Nimoy voiced Sentinel Prime in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon . He was a frequent and popular reader for Selected Shorts , an ongoing series of programs at Symphony Space in New York City (that also tours around the country) which features actors, and sometimes authors, reading works of short fiction. The programs are broadcast on radio and available on websites through Public Radio International , National Public Radio and WNYC radio. Nimoy
9025-407: Was the commanding SS officer in charge of his part of that camp. Aaron is able to do little to prove who Greene really is or prosecute him, until a mysterious man, Nicholas Prentice ( Alex Diakun ), starts giving him evidence: a jacket, a notebook & other items which he obtained by going back in time to 1944. Prentice had witnessed Rademacher shoot someone at the beginning of the episode, and he
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