Leonard Nimoy, world famous to “Star Trek” fans through a beloved cult TV series and a half-dozen films as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.
Nimoy’s son, Adam, says the actor died Friday morning in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
The actor who played “Spock” in the Star Trek TV and movie series, was previously reported to have been hospitalized in California after severe chest pains prompted a 911 call, according to entertainment website TMZ.
TMZ was told by law enforcement sources that Nimoy was transported to UCLA Medical Center last Thursday.
Although Nimoy followed his 1966-69 “Star Trek” run with a notable career as both an actor and director, in the public’s mind he would always be Spock.
His half-human, half-Vulcan character was the calm counterpoint to William Shatner’s often-emotional Captain Kirk on one of television and film’s most revered cult series.
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Information from the Associated Press was included in this report.
