Actor Leonard Nimoy dies at age 83
Feb 27, 2015, 22:46 IST
Actor Leonard Nimoy - best known for playing Mr. Spock on "Star Trek" has died at age 83, his wife Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed to The New York Times.
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Susan Nimoy told The Times that the cause of death was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. According to The Times, "Nimoy announced last year that he had the disease, which he attributed to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier."