Claim: Three Men and a Baby was directed by someone on the cast of the original Star Trek.

Leonard Simon Nimoy -LRB- -LSB- ˈniːmɔɪ -RSB- March 26 , 1931 -- February 27 , 2015 -RRB- was an American actor , film director , photographer , author , singer and songwriter . He was known for his role as Spock of the Star Trek franchise , a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance released in 2013 .   Nimoy began his career in his early twenties , teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s , as well as playing the title role in Kid Monk Baroni . Foreshadowing his fame as a semi-alien , he played Narab , one of three Martian invaders , in the 1952 movie serial Zombies of the Stratosphere .   In December 1964 , he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot `` The Cage '' , and went on to play the character of Spock until the end of the production run in early 1969 , followed by eight feature films and guest slots in the various spin-off series . The character has had a significant cultural impact and garnered Nimoy three Emmy Award nominations ; TV Guide named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters . After the original Star Trek series , Nimoy starred in Mission : Impossible for two seasons , hosted the documentary series In Search of ... , narrated Civilization IV , and made several well-received stage appearances . He also had a recurring role in the science fiction series Fringe .   Nimoy 's public profile as Spock was so strong that both of his autobiographies , I Am Not Spock -LRB- 1975 -RRB- and I Am Spock -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , were written from the viewpoint of sharing his existence with the character . In 2015 an asteroid was named 4864 Nimoy in his honor .   In September 2016 , For the Love of Spock , a feature-film documentary that covered his life and career , was released .