Editing Leonard Nimoy (section)

=== Other roles ===
==== Voice actor ====
In 1975, Nimoy's renditions of [[Ray Bradbury]]'s "[[There Will Come Soft Rains (short story)|There Will Come Soft Rains]]" and "Usher II", both from ''[[The Martian Chronicles]]'' (1950), were released on [[Caedmon Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Ray-Bradbury-Read-By-Leonard-Nimoy-The-Martian-Chronicles-There-Will-Come-Soft-Rains-Usher-II/master/343686 |title=Ray Bradbury Read By Leonard Nimoy&nbsp;— The Martian Chronicles: There Will Come Soft Rains&nbsp;— Usher II at Discogs |year=1975 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> During 1980, Nimoy hosted 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 (film)|The Halloween Tree]]'', Nimoy was the voice of Mr.{{spaces}}Moundshroud, the children's guide. Nimoy lent his voice as narrator to 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 [[Dreamcast|Sega Dreamcast]] game [[Seaman (video game)|''Seaman'']] and promoted [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]] educational films.<ref>{{YouTube|id=RoF8PBbK-9o|title="Y2K"|link=no}} (excerpt). {{cite AV media |people=Bisley, Donnie (Director); Nimoy, Leonard (Host, Narrator) |year=1998 |title=The Y2K Family Survival Guide |location=La Vergne, TN |publisher=[[Ingram Entertainment Holdings Inc.|Monarch Home Video]] (Distributor) |oclc=41107104}}</ref>

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 the works jointly narrated by the pair are ''[[The Time Machine]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'', ''[[The Lost World (Doyle novel)|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 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 the [[Griffith Observatory]]'s historic 2002–2004 expansion.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Leonard and Susan Nimoy Donate $1 Million to Griffith Observatory Renovation |url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=4402 |location=Los Angeles |publisher=[[Griffith Observatory]] |date=March 19, 2001 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

In 2009, he voiced "The Zarn" in the television-based movie ''[[Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost]]''. He voiced the ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' massive multiplayer online game, released in February 2010,<ref>{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Mike |date=December 22, 2009 |title=Leonard Nimoy joins 'Star Trek Online' crew |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/12/leonard-nimoy-joins-star-trek-online-crew/1 |work=[[USA Today]] |location=Tysons Corner, VA |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref> 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 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 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]], [[NPR|National Public Radio]] and [[WNYC]] radio. Nimoy was honored by Symphony Space with the renaming of the Thalia Theater as the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater.

==== Special appearances ====
From 1982 to 1987, Nimoy hosted the children's educational show ''[[Standby...Lights! Camera! Action!]]'' on Nickelodeon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/14/arts/action-group-aroused-by-nickelodeon-ad-plan.html|title=Action group aroused by Nickelodeon ad plan|website=[[The New York Times]]|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|date=February 14, 1984|author-link=Aljean Harmetz}}</ref> 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 [[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]] in ''[[The Pagemaster]]''. In 1998, he had a leading role as Mustapha Mond in ''[[Brave New World (1998 film)|Brave New World]]'', a TV-movie version of [[Aldous Huxley]]'s [[Brave New World|1932 novel]].
[[File:Leonard Nimoy (handprints in cement).jpg|right|thumb|Handprints of Leonard Nimoy in front of [[Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park]]

From 1994 to 1997, he narrated the ''[[Ancient Mysteries]]'' series on [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] including "The Sacred Water of [[Lourdes]]" and "Secrets of the [[House of Romanov|Romanovs]]". He appeared in advertising in the United Kingdom for the computer company [[Granville Technology Group|Time Computers]] in the late 1990s. In 1997, he played the prophet Samuel, alongside Nathaniel Parker, in ''The [[Bible Collection]]'' movie [[David (1997 film)|''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 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 (TV series)|Becker]]'', where he played Dr. Emmett Fowler, a professor who cannot recall his former student.

Nimoy played the recurring enigmatic character of Dr.{{spaces}}William Bell on the television show ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fringe-Meet-Dr-1004879.aspx |title=''Fringe'': Meet Dr. William Bell |last=O'Connor |first=Mickey |date=April 8, 2009 |website=TVGuide.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |location=San Francisco, CA |access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/10/fringe-leonard-nimoy-on-william-bell.html | title = 'Fringe': Leonard Nimoy on William Bell | date = October 8, 2009 | access-date = March 2, 2015 | website = [[Los Angeles Times]] | first= Andrew | last =Hanson }}</ref> and continued to guest star through the show's fourth season, even after his stated 2012 retirement from acting.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/11/leonard-nimoy-talks-about-big-fringe-return | title = LEONARD NIMOY TALKS ABOUT BIG FRINGE RETURN | website = [[IGN]] | date = May 11, 2012 | access-date = March 2, 2015 | first = Matt | last = Fowler }}</ref> Nimoy's first appearance as Bell was in the Season{{nbsp}}1 finale, "[[There's More Than One of Everything]]", which explored the possible existence of a [[multiverse|parallel universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trektoday.com/content/2009/04/nimoy-joins-fringe.html |title=Nimoy Joins Fringe |author=T'Bonz |date=April 9, 2009 |website=TrekToday |publisher=Christian Höhne Sparborth |location=Utrecht, Netherlands |access-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625194943/http://www.trektoday.com/content/2009/04/nimoy-joins-fringe.html |archive-date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> 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 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 [[Trekkie|Trekkers]] by assuring them the new film would be true to the original ''Star Trek''.<ref>Jacobs, Matthew (February 27, 2015). [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/zachary-quntio-leonard-nimoy_n_6771954.html?cps=gravity_2246_6639204149541054701 "Zachary Quinto Pays Tribute To His Spock Predecessor Leonard Nimoy"]. ''The Huffington Post''.</ref>

==== Producer ====
In 1991, Nimoy starred in ''[[Never Forget (film)|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 a group of organizations engaged in [[Holocaust denial]]. Nimoy said he experienced a strong "sense of fulfillment" from doing the film.<ref name=nimoy1995>Nimoy (1995)</ref> 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 (wife of Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway]]. The production was directed by Nimoy's wife, Susan Bay.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Simpson |first=Jeanmarie |subject-link=Jeanmarie Simpson |interviewer=[[Dylan Brody]] |title=Jeanmarie Simpson – ''Artivist'' in the Modern Landscape (Part 2) |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dylan-brody/jeanmarie-simpson_b_994437.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |location=New York |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |last=Nimoy |first=Leonard |interviewer=Margitta |title=Exclusive Interview with Leonard Nimoy |url=http://www.leonardnimoy.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1445:exclusive-interview-with-leonard-nimoy-&catid=23:articles-and-quotes&Itemid=11 |work=Thanks to Leonard Nimoy |publisher=Margitta |date=June 2007 |access-date=June 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301060557/http://www.leonardnimoy.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1445:exclusive-interview-with-leonard-nimoy-&catid=23:articles-and-quotes&Itemid=11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Kadosh | first = Dikla | date = June 28, 2007 | title = Youngest Torme, Shakespeare, photography, poetry, enamelwork | url = http://www.jewishjournal.com/picks_clicks/article/youngest_torm_shakespeare_photography_poetry_enamelwork_20070629 | newspaper = [[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]] | location = Los Angeles | access-date = March 1, 2012}}</ref>