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Because he was an actor. - Like a real actor
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For the Love of Spock

Because he was an actor.- Like a real actor

Because he was an actor.
- Like a real actor

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- Because he was an actor. - Like a real actor.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:35
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).
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.
If a director had come up with that, he should get an award. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
If a director had come up with that, he should get an award.
The times when your dad was performing in New York, - For the Love of Spock 00:11
The times when your dad was performing in New York,
When he performed anyplace east of the Mississippi, - For the Love of Spock 00:09
When he performed anyplace east of the Mississippi,
One summer, he did two plays. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
One summer, he did two plays.
And at that time, he was flying his own single engine airplane, - For the Love of Spock 00:10
And at that time, he was flying his own single engine airpla...
Not a pilot's license. I got... They call it a pinch hitter. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
Not a pilot's license. I got... They call it a pinch hi...