Born: October 15, 1927
Died: November 22, 1996

Fans of the original Star_Trek and its movie spin-offs will recognize Mark Lenard for playing Sarek, the Vulcan father of first officer Mr. Spock. Lenard was also a respected theatrical actor and had appeared in other feature films and television shows. He first appeared on Star_Trek as a Romulan commander in "Balance of Terror" (1966) and did not play Sarek until the following year in "Journey to Babel." He appeared a Klingon captain in Star_Trek:_The_Movie (1979) before reprising his role as Sarek in parts III, IV and VI, as well as in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.


Lenard launched his professional career on-stage and first bowed on Broadway in Carson McCullers' +Square Root of Wonderful (1957). He went on to play supporting and co-leads in many highly regarded plays, including +Much Ado About Nothing opposite John_Gielgud. Lenard made his feature film debut in The_Greatest_Story_Ever_Told (1965). Prior to that, he had played a regular role on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow during the 1959-1960 season. After Star_Trek, Lenard was a supporting regular on several other television series including Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) and Planet of the Apes (1974). Lenard died of multiple myeloma at the age of 68. Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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