Mark Lenard - wikipedia Mark Lenard This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) Mark Lenard Lenard ( left ) as Sarek Leonard Rosenson ( 1924 - 10 - 15 ) October 15, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 1996 ( 1996 - 11 - 22 ) ( aged 72 ) New York, New York, U.S. Cause of death Multiple myeloma Alma mater University of Michigan Occupation Film, television actor Years active 1951 -- 1993 Spouse ( s ) Ann Amouri ( m. 1960 ; his death 1996 ) Children Mark Lenard ( October 15, 1924 -- November 22, 1996 ) was an American actor, primarily in television. His most famous roles were with the science fiction Star Trek franchise, in which he portrayed two separate characters with the most popular being Spock 's father, Sarek in both the original and animated series. He also played a Klingon in Star Trek The Motion Picture and then later played Sarek in three of the six movies featuring the original cast and finally in Star Trek : The Next Generation in two episodes. Contents 1 Biography 2 Films 3 Television 4 References 5 External links Biography Lenard was born Leonard Rosenson in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a Russian Jewish immigrant, Abraham, and his wife, Bessie, but was raised in the small town of South Haven, Michigan, where his family owned a tourist resort. He joined the United States Army in 1943 and trained to be a paratrooper during World War II but did not see actual combat and was discharged in 1946 as a technical sergeant. He got his start on stage while in the Army. After earning a master 's degree in theater and speech from the University of Michigan, he became known in New York City for serious drama, including Ibsen, Shaw, and Chekov. His first notable role was that of Conrad in the Sir John Gielgud production of Much Ado About Nothing. In the mid-1960s, he moved his family to Los Angeles, where he played one of the Three Wise Men in the biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told ( 1965 ). Lenard is best known for his appearances in the Star Trek franchise, particularly in the role of Sarek, the father of Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ). However, his first Star Trek appearance was in the first season of Star Trek : The Original Series, playing the first Romulan ever seen in the series, in the episode `` Balance of Terror '' ( 1966 ). He originated the character of Sarek in the second - season episode `` Journey to Babel '' ( 1967 ), and provided the voice of Sarek in the Star Trek : The Animated Series episode `` Yesteryear '' ( 1973 ). He later played an ill - fated Klingon Captain in Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( 1979 ), which gave him the distinction of being the first actor to play a Romulan, a Vulcan, and a Klingon in Star Trek. He later reprised the role of Sarek in three of the Star Trek feature films : Star Trek III : The Search for Spock ( 1984 ), Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home ( 1986 ), and Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ), and provided the voice of young Sarek in a brief flashback sequence in Star Trek V : The Final Frontier ( 1989 ). Additionally, he appeared as elderly Sarek in the third - season Star Trek : The Next Generation episode `` Sarek '' ( 1990 ) and the fifth - season episode `` Unification : Part 1 '' ( 1991 ). Lenard 's work outside the Star Trek franchise included the prosecutor in Fort Grant in the Clint Eastwood movie, Hang ' Em High ( 1968 ). He also played the character Aaron Stempel in the television series Here Come the Brides, and the hostile gorilla Urko in the television series Planet of the Apes. He made a guest appearance on Little House on the Prairie in the episode `` Journey in the Spring, Part I '' playing Peter Ingalls, older brother of Charles Ingalls. He had roles in Gunsmoke several times, including the episode `` Nowhere to Run '' ( 1968 ). Lenard guest starred in several episodes of the original Mission : Impossible, including one with Leonard Nimoy, and a two - part episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Lenard played a lead role in the movie Noon Sunday filmed on Guam with costars Keye Luke, TV series star John Russell from Lawman, and character actor Stacy Harris. In The Radicals ( 1990 ), which recounted the beginnings of the Swiss Anabaptist movement in the 1520s, he played a composite historical character, Eberhard Hoffman, a Catholic bishop who serves as prosecutor in the trial of his former abbot Michael Sattler. In 1993, Lenard and fellow Star Trek actor Walter Koenig toured in a production of The Boys in Autumn. Lenard played a late middle - aged Huck Finn who re-encounters his childhood friend Tom Sawyer after a lifetime apart. Koenig played Sawyer. Lenard died of multiple myeloma in New York City in 1996 at the age of 72. Films The Greatest Story Ever Told ( 1965 ) - Balthazar Hang ' Em High ( 1968 ) - Prosecuting Attorney at Fort Grant Noon Sunday ( 1970 ) - Jason Cootes Annie Hall ( 1977 ) - Navy Officer Getting Married ( 1978 ) - Mr. Bloom Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( 1979 ) - Klingon Captain Star Trek III : The Search for Spock ( 1984 ) - Ambassador Sarek Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home ( 1986 ) - Ambassador Sarek Star Trek V : The Final Frontier ( 1989 ) - Ambassador Sarek ( voice ) The Radicals ( 1990 ) - Eberhard Hoffmann Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ) - Ambassador Sarek Television Mission : Impossible : `` Wheels '' ( 1966 ) - Felipe Mora Star Trek : The Original Series : `` Balance of Terror '' ( 1966 ) - Romulan Commander Star Trek : The Original Series : `` Journey to Babel '' ( 1967 ) - Sarek The Wild Wild West : `` The Night of the Iron Fist '' ( 1967 ) - Count Draja Gunsmoke : `` No Where to Run '' ( 1968 ) - Ira Stonecipher Here Come the Brides ( 1968 -- 1970 ) - Aaron Stempel Hawaii Five - O : `` To Hell With Babe Ruth '' ( 1969 ) - Yoshio Nagata The Wild Wild West : `` The Night of The Iron Fist '' ( 1969 ) - Count Draja Hawaii Five - O : `` Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die '' ( Season 5, episode 19, 1973 ) - Rogloff Star Trek : The Animated Series : `` Yesteryear '' ( 1973 ) - Sarek ( voice ) Planet of the Apes : `` TV Series '' ( 1974 ) - General Urko Hawaii Five - O : `` Secret Witness '' ( 1974 ) - Dan Bock Little House on the Prairie : `` Journey in the Spring '' ( 1976 ) - Peter Ingalls The Bob Newhart Show : `` Carlin ` s New Suit '' ( 1977 ) - Earl Stanley Plummer Hawaii Five - O : `` You Do n't See Many Pirates These Days '' ( 1977 ) - Commander Hawkins The Secret Empire ( TV series ) ( 1979 ) - Emperor Thorval The Incredible Hulk ( TV series ) ( 1979 ) - Mr. Slater Buck Rogers in the 25th Century : `` Journey to Oasis '' ( 1981 ) - Ambassador Duvoe Otherworld `` The Zone Troopers Build Men '' ( 1985 ) - Perel Sightings Star Trek : The Next Generation : `` Sarek '' ( 1990 ) - Sarek Star Trek : The Next Generation : `` Unification : Part 1 '' ( 1991 ) - Sarek In the Heat of the Night : `` Legacy '' ( 1993 ) - Horrace Sloan ( final television appearance ) Amazing Space on TLC ( 1993 ) References Jump up ^ `` Actor Mark Lenard ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Mark Lenard - Biography ''. Retrieved 2 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` Tribute to Mark Lenard ''. The Radicals Movie. Retrieved 2 September 2013. External links Mark Lenard on IMDb Mark Lenard at AllMovie Mark Lenard at Memory Alpha ( a Star Trek wiki ) VIAF : 45973087 LCCN : n93040867 ISNI : 0000 0000 3361 5942 BNF : cb141984312 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Lenard&oldid=815654115 '' Categories : 1924 births 1996 deaths Male actors from Michigan American people of Russian - Jewish descent American male film actors Male actors from Chicago American male television actors Jewish American male actors Deaths from multiple myeloma Deaths from cancer in New York ( state ) University of Michigan alumni 20th - century American male actors People from South Haven, Michigan Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2013 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from October 2011 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch فارسی Français עברית Polski Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 16 December 2017, at 05 : 27. 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Question: who played spock's father in the original star trek
Answer: Mark Lenard