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For the Love of Spock

After "Mission Impossible", I played Tevye in"Fiddler On The Roof." It was only the first...

After "Mission Impossible", I played Tevye in
"Fiddler On The Roof." It was only the first experience in my extremely enjoyable
theatrical career

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After "Mission Impossible",
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I played Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof."
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It was only the first experience
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in my extremely enjoyable theatrical career.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:04
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
455 Films

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Movie Summary

An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966).
In "Fiddler on the Roof", he was magnificent. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
In "Fiddler on the Roof", he was magnificent.
He was very precise. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
He was very precise.
He avoided every cliche. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
He avoided every cliche.
And as he grew into the role, he was extravagant. - For the Love of Spock 00:07
And as he grew into the role, he was extravagant.
His portrayal of Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof" was utterly fantastic. - For the Love of Spock 00:07
His portrayal of Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof" wa...
- Because he was an actor. - Like a real actor. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
- Because he was an actor. - Like a real actor.
I think he realized that what would make that work in a non-Broadway setting - For the Love of Spock 00:13
I think he realized that what would make that work in a non-...
I went on to appear as Fagin in "Oliver," - For the Love of Spock 00:11
I went on to appear as Fagin in "Oliver,"
In the early '70s, Dad was in a play called - For the Love of Spock 00:07
In the early '70s, Dad was in a play called
And as I watched him night after night, - For the Love of Spock 00:08
And as I watched him night after night,
He had to play a wealthy... - For the Love of Spock 00:06
He had to play a wealthy...
Braggadocio, vain, egocentric New York Jew. - For the Love of Spock 00:09
Braggadocio, vain, egocentric New York Jew.
Not a Jewish man, but a Jew. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
Not a Jewish man, but a Jew.
And as the play develops, when the Jew gets arrested - For the Love of Spock 00:21
And as the play develops, when the Jew gets arrested
Not supposed to do that in Israeli court. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
Not supposed to do that in Israeli court.
And when he put that hat on, he changed. - For the Love of Spock 00:07
And when he put that hat on, he changed.
- Very quietly... - And this was him. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
- Very quietly... - And this was him.
He starts moving like this. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
He starts moving like this.
And he marches to the last bit of dialogue. - For the Love of Spock 00:07
And he marches to the last bit of dialogue.
And it gets louder, and louder, and louder. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
And it gets louder, and louder, and louder.