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27th Feb 2015

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in Star Trek, has died

Sad news

Joe Harrington

The Star Trek legend has passed away.

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in Star Trek, died aged 83 this morning at his home in Los Angeles, according to the New York Times.

The actor had been suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in recent times and lost his battle earlier today.

The Star Trek TV series ran from 1966 to 1969, he also starred in five Star Trek films.

This is the last tweet the actor posted a little earlier this week.

RIP.

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