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For the Love of Spock

Before he started on "Mission," there wasa press conferencein Honolulu announcing thathe...

Before he started on "Mission," there was
a press conference
in Honolulu announcing that
he was joining the show

Full Transcript

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Before he started on "Mission,"
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there was a press conference in Honolulu
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announcing that he was joining the show.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:19
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).
It was a very exciting experience for me - For the Love of Spock 00:06
It was a very exciting experience for me
Although, by then, sharing him with the fans had become a part of my life. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
Although, by then, sharing him with the fans had become a pa...
My character, Paris The Great, - For the Love of Spock 00:06
My character, Paris The Great,
Therefore, I got to play a multitude of characters, - For the Love of Spock 00:11
Therefore, I got to play a multitude of characters,
But then, before I knew it, - For the Love of Spock 00:10
But then, before I knew it,
After "Mission Impossible", - For the Love of Spock 00:11
After "Mission Impossible",
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