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Lenard is best known for his appearances in the Star Trek franchise, particularly in the role of Sarek, the father of Spock (Leonard Nimoy). His first Star Trek appearance was in the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series, however, playing the first Romulan ever seen in the series, in the episode "Balance of Terror" (1966).
Before he was cast as Sarek, Lenard played the first major Romulan character seen on Star Trek, the Romulan commander in the TOS first season episode "Balance of Terror".
Balance of Terror: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi. The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory.
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- Vincent McEveety
- 1966-12-15
Mark Lenard plays the Romulan commander; he later portrayed Spock's father Sarek in the majority of his later Star Trek appearances, as well as a Klingon captain in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The episode's events are explored within an alternate future in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) episode "A Quality of Mercy".
Mark Lenard, who would have turned 87 years old tomorrow, was a respected stage, film and television actor who earned his greatest measure of fame for his long association with Star Trek. He portrayed the Romulan commander – Trek’s first-ever fully-seen Romulan -- in the The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror" (1966), and a Klingon ...
Jul 28, 2023 · One of the greatest TV actors of his generation, his roles as the Romulan Commander and Spock's Father on the original Star Trek made him an international st...
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Lenard first appeared in "Star Trek: The Original Series" in 1966, playing an unnamed Romulan commander in the episode "Balance of Terror" . He first played his character of ambassador Sarek in the episode "Journey to Babel" (1967).
