Unseen & Epic: 49 Jaw-Dropping Pics of the Original Star Trek Cast That’ll Blow Your Mind From ’69 to ’79!
6. Nimoy goes Western
Leonard Nimoy gets a costume adjustment on the Spanish set of the 1971 Western Catlow, filmed in Almería in 1970. Fresh off Star Trek’s cancellation, Nimoy sought to break away from Spock with roles that challenged audience expectations. In Catlow, he played a ruthless gunslinger opposite Yul Brynner, marking one of several deliberate attempts during the early 1970s to redefine his screen identity—and escape the shadow of the Enterprise.
7. Captain Kirk in the Civil War
William Shatner (right) stars alongside Richard Basehart, Jack Cassidy and Cameron Mitchell in the 1970 CBS teleplay The Andersonville Trial, directed by George C. Scott. Airing the year after Star Trek’s cancellation, the Emmy-winning production cast Shatner as Judge Advocate Chipman in the real-life post–Civil War trial of a Confederate officer. It marked a dramatic departure from Captain Kirk and offered Shatner an opportunity to flex his dramatic range in prestige television.
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