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WILLIAM SHATNER – Captain James T Kirk
As Kirk, Shatner led the USS Enterprise for three series between 1966 and 1969, as well as in seven films based on the series.
He’s worked continually since, starring in TV shows TJ Hooker and Boston Legal as well as two Miss Congeniality films.
Now 91, he’s currently presenting The UnXplained on Sky History, and has written books and released albums.
Last year he went into space for real aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin craft – making him the oldest person to do so at the age of 90.
He didn’t always get on well with the rest of the Star Trek cast, with Leonard Nimoy revealing they had a professional rivalry. In 2016, Shatner revealed he and Nimoy hadn’t spoken for five years before the Spock star’s death.
He’s been married four times, getting divorced from his most recent wife in 2020, and has three children.
LEONARD NIMOY – Spock
Nimoy came up with the famous hand salute and nerve grip employed by the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer.
After the original Star Trek series finished, he went on to star in shows including Mission: Impossible while he also resurrected Spock for 2009’s Star Trek and 2013’s Into Darkness.
He penned two autobiographies, I Am Not Spock in 1975 and I Am Spock in 1995, which told of his struggles to distance himself from the character.
Married twice, the dad of two became an alcoholic while working on Star Trek and ended up in drug rehabilitation.
It also emerged he had campaigned for Nichelle Nichols to receive equal pay.
In 2015, he died aged 83 from complications from a lung condition. The star later had an asteroid named after him.
DEFOREST KELLEY – Dr Leonard “Bones” McCoy
Previously known for westerns, as the ship’s doctor he became famous for his catchphrase, “He’s dead Jim,” although the actor hated it.
While he was pals with Shatner and Nimoy, he was frustrated at the greater level of attention they received.
After Star Trek ended, he was typecast and essentially went into retirement apart from the Trek films and fan conventions. Kelley was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1997 and aged 79.
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