Mark Lenard
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| Born |
Leonard Rosenson October 15, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1996 (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Multiple myeloma |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1951–1993 (retired) |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Amouri (m. 1960; his death 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
Mark Lenard (October 15, 1924 – November 22, 1996) was an American actor, primarily in television. His most famous roles were with the science fiction media franchise, Star Trek, in which he played a variety of characters with the most popular being Mr. Spock's father, Sarek.
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 television 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 later played an ill-fated Klingon Captain in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). He originated the character of Sarek in the second-season episode "Journey to Babel" (1967), and provided his voice in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "Yesteryear" (1973). He reprised the role 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).
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