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treky · 04-28-2009, 02:48 AM

Mark Lenord, who played Spocks father on "STAR TREK was actually the same age as Leanord Nimoy (Spock).

JamesG · 04-28-2009, 03:21 AM

Estelle Getty "Sophia" played the mother of Bea Arthur "Dorothy" on The Golden Girls.

Estelle Getty was 15½ months younger than Bea Arthur.

Zoneboy · 04-28-2009, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

Mark Lenord, who played Spocks father on "STAR TREK was actually the same age as Leanord Nimoy (Spock).

What is your source of this information? IMDb and Wikipedia both claim that Leonard Nimoy was born in 1931 which is correct but they give 1924 as the birth year for Mark Lenard.

treky · 04-28-2009, 04:14 PM

my source is the commentary that Leanord Nimoy does on the DVD of "STAR TREK 4: THE VOYAGE HOME".

And we all know how 100% acuratte IMDB & Wikipedia are!

Zoneboy · 04-28-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

And we all know how 100% acuratte IMDB & Wikipedia are!

Amen to that.

Dusty's Fan · 04-29-2009, 07:14 AM

This will not count -- "close, but no cigar" -- but I wanted to point out that apparently Eleanor Audley was less than 1 year older than Eddie Albert when she played Oliver's mother on Green Acres. Thought that was interesting enough to bring up.

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treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	Actors who played parent or parents of a character but were actually younger Mark Lenord, who played Spocks father on "STAR TREK was actually the same age as Leanord Nimoy (Spock).
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Dusty's Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,092	This will not count -- "close, but no cigar" -- but I wanted to point out that apparently Eleanor Audley was less than 1 year older than Eddie Albert when she played Oliver's mother on Green Acres. Thought that was interesting enough to bring up.
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04-28-2009, 03:21 AM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Estelle Getty "Sophia" played the mother of Bea Arthur "Dorothy" on The Golden Girls. Estelle Getty was 15½ months younger than Bea Arthur.

04-28-2009, 04:14 PM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	my source is the commentary that Leanord Nimoy does on the DVD of "STAR TREK 4: THE VOYAGE HOME". And we all know how 100% acuratte IMDB & Wikipedia are!