1. Mark Lenard played a Klingon in Star Trek The Motion Picture, and a Romulan Commander in the episode Balance of Terror of the original series.
17 Facts About Mark Lenard
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Mark Lenard joined the United States Army in 1943 and trained to be a paratrooper during World War II; he did not see combat, and was discharged in 1946 as a technical sergeant.
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Mark Lenard got his start on stage while in the army.
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Mark Lenard is best known for his appearances in the Star Trek franchise, particularly in the role of Sarek, the father of Spock.
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Mark Lenard originated the character of Sarek in the second-season episode "Journey to Babel", and provided the voice of Sarek in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "Yesteryear".
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Mark Lenard later played an ill-fated Klingon Captain in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which gave him the distinction of being the first actor to play a Romulan, a Vulcan, and a Klingon in Star Trek.
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Mark Lenard began acting in television series dramas and TV movies in 1955.
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Mark Lenard was the fifth actor to play Nathan Walsh in the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
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Mark Lenard played Dr Ernest Gregory in Another World.
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For two seasons Mark Lenard played Aaron Stempel in the television series Here Come the Brides.
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Mark Lenard guest-starred in several episodes of the original Mission: Impossible from 1966 to 1970, including one with Leonard Nimoy, and in a two-part episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
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Mark Lenard played the prosecutor in Fort Grant in the Clint Eastwood film Hang 'Em High, and the hostile gorilla Urko in the television series Planet of the Apes.
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Mark Lenard made a guest appearance on Little House on the Prairie, in the episode "Journey in the Spring, Part I", playing Peter Ingalls, older brother of Charles Ingalls.
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Mark Lenard had roles in Gunsmoke several times, including the episode "Nowhere to Run".
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Mark Lenard played a lead role in the film Noon Sunday, filmed on Guam with his costars Keye Luke; John Russell of the series Lawman; and character actor Stacy Harris.
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Mark Lenard played a late middle-aged Huck Finn who re-encounters his childhood friend Tom Sawyer after a lifetime apart.
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Mark Lenard died of multiple myeloma in New York City, New York, at the age of 72.