What Mr Spock was best known for

What made Leonard Nimoy’s Vulcan role iconic were these trademark characteristics
Leonard Nimoy, whose name was synonymous with the character — the Vulcan alien Mr Spock — he played in Star Trek passed away on Friday. Everyone from NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin and US President Barack Obama to Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory paid tributes. Generations of kids imitated Mr Spock and wanted to have pointy ears like him and were familiar with the ‘Vulcan greeting’.

According to TV series lore, Spock’s surname was unpronounceable in the English language. That’s why he is always referred to by his first name through the series and movies.
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Before Leonard Nimoy hit the jackpot by landing this iconic character, he was nothing more than a bit-part character whose screen roles were repostedly limited to playing Native Americans, Orientals and Russians.
The Vulcan Death Grip
Along with the Nerve Pinch (not as incapacitating for the victim) this was Mr Spock’s deadliest move. Administered with two hands, the deadly pressure applied to the face and head meant instant death for the victim.

Spock’s haircut
Although Nimoy plays an alien, his haircut had decidedly ‘Earthly’ origins. As essential to his look as any of these, it was basically a very neat bowl cut but it became an inextricable part of his look.

Mr Spock’s salute
Spock’s V-shaped salute was first seen in the Star Trek TV series and has since then, become a part of pop culture.
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