<P> Mark Lenard ( October 15 , 1924 -- November 22 , 1996 ) was an American actor , primarily in television . His most famous roles were with the science fiction Star Trek franchise , in which he portrayed two separate characters with the most popular being Spock 's father , Sarek in both the original and animated series . He also played a Klingon in Star Trek The Motion Picture and then later played Sarek in three of the six movies featuring the original cast and finally in Star Trek : The Next Generation in two episodes . </P>
<P> Mark Lenard ( October 15 , 1924 -- November 22 , 1996 ) was an American actor , primarily in television . His most famous roles were with the science fiction Star Trek franchise , in which he portrayed two separate characters with the most popular being Spock 's father , Sarek in both the original and animated series . He also played a Klingon in Star Trek The Motion Picture and then later played Sarek in three of the six movies featuring the original cast and finally in Star Trek : The Next Generation in two episodes . </P>
who played spock 's father in the original star trek
who played spock 's father in the original star trek
Mark Lenard
Mark Lenard