who played spock's father in the original star trek
Mark Lenard Mark Lenard (October 15, 1924 â€“ 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.