According to Nimoy, his Mission: Impossible colleague had decided not to do certain parts, and that presumably factored into Landau's decision with Star Trek. It's a refreshing reminder that the best actors know which parts they are suited to and choose those roles regardless of their potential for fame.īack in 1969, Nimoy himself addressed persistent rumors he and Landau had competed for the role of Spock. I did not want to be saddled with the role of a character without feeling.
A superintelligent creature with pointy ears who thought logically was exactly right - except I didn't want to act it. " You have to think of the turmoil of the '60s. I knew if the show hit, Spock would be very effective," he observed. " Actually, newscasters are more emotional than Spock," he added. Although he understood the appeal of Spock, he dismissively compared the concept to playing a newscaster. In his view, Spock was " the antithesis of why I do what I do," in that he focuses on portraying character and emotion.
In a 1986 interview with Starlog, Landau, who had since become associated with Gerry Anderson's Space: 1999, recalled being offered the role, only to turn it down. Surprisingly, though, there's evidence the role of Spock was originally offered to Oscar award-winning actor Martin Landau instead. Although other actors have since played Spock, they all stand in Nimoy's shadow. This was certainly the case for Leonard Nimoy, who played the character of Spock in the original Star Trek TV series and went on to return in this role time and again for decades. There are times when an actor comes to define a role. Leonard Nimoy played Spock in the original Star Trek films and TV series, but the part was almost played by Martin Landau instead.
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