Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr Spock dies 

American actor Leonard Nimoy, who won a worldwide fan base as Star Trek's pointy-eared emotionless half-human, half-Vulcan science officer has died.

He died on Friday February 27 at the age of 83, US media reports. 

His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed the death to the New York Times. 

Nimoy had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Last year, the actor revealed he was suffering from chronic lung disease, despite stopping smoking more than 20 years ago.

It was reported earlier this week he had been taken to hospital on 19 February after suffering from chest pains.

He later tweeted: "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory."

Leonard Nimoy: Biography 

1931 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Jewish immigrants Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy

1951 Bit-part Hollywood debut in Queen for a Day

1954 Marries Sandra Zober. Two children, Julie and and Adam, follow.

1966 Cast as Spock in Star Trek, which turns Nimoy into a star

1969 Joins cast of Mission: Impossible and plays The Great Paris for two years

1979 Reprises role as Spock in the first big-screen version of Star Trek

1987 Directs the hugely successful comedy Three Men and a Baby

1991 Stars in Star Trek VI before leaving the franchise for good

2014 Reveals diagnosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive lung condition

2015 Passes away in Los Angeles

SOURCE: BBC