![]() ![]() Spock: AA: You once told me that you had an early thought about casting a black man as “Mr. ![]() ![]() Loveless SpockĮarlier in The Star Trek Interview Book, Roddenberry mentions some other possibilities when it comes to early casting ideas for Mr. Speaking of Roddenberry, it’s worth bearing in mind he was known for telling people what they wanted to hear, so it would have been in character for him to chat up Lindsey or Landau or or whoever and flatter each with the idea they were Roddenberry’s first choice for a role. Still, they certainly would have seen each other when Mission: Impossible and Star Trek were in production at adjacent Desilu sound stages. One claim here doesn’t check out-as far as we’ve been able to determine, Landau and Roddenberry never worked together, as stated in the 1994 interview. Landau, I know, was my second choice, but Leonard agreed and we stayed with him. Spock GR: Yes, but he was unavailable for it he was a fairly well-known actor who was getting plenty of jobs. I had him in mind as a possibility.” This is roughly similar to what Roddenberry told Allan Asherman for The Star Trek Interview Book, published in 1988: AA: TV Guide once ran a short blurb about Martin Landau’s being considered for the role of Mr. In an interview published posthumously in 1994, Gene Roddenberry was quoted as saying if Nimoy didn’t work out, “I probably would’ve gotten Marty Landau. ![]()
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