án ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁take ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁film ing ▁television ▁show ▁Fant asy ▁Island ▁to ▁take ▁part . ▁ ▁Leonard ▁N imo y ▁as ▁Spo ck , ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁who ▁rel in qu ishes ▁command ▁to ▁Kirk ▁after ▁Star f le et ▁sends ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁Reg ula ▁I . ▁N imo y ▁had ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Pictures ▁sequ el , ▁but ▁was ▁ent iced ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁promise ▁that ▁his ▁character ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁dram atic ▁death ▁scene . ▁N imo y ▁reason ed ▁that ▁since ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁film , ▁having ▁Spo ck ▁" go ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁bla ze ▁of ▁glory " ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁good ▁way ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁character . ▁ ▁De For est ▁K elle y ▁as ▁Leonard ▁Mc Co y , ▁the ▁Enter pr ises ▁chief ▁medical ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Kirk ▁and ▁Spo ck . ▁K elle y ▁was ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁script ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁he ▁considered ▁not ▁taking ▁part . ▁K elle y ▁noted ▁his ▁character ▁spoke ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁l ighter ▁lines , ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁this ▁role ▁was ▁essential ▁in ▁bringing ▁a ▁l ighter ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁on screen ▁drama . ▁ ▁James ▁Do oh an ▁as ▁Mont gom ery ▁Scott , ▁the ▁Enter pr ises ▁chief ▁engineer . ▁K elle y ▁felt ▁that ▁Mc Co