Leonard Nimoy will guest on Fox's Fringe

By April MacIntyre Apr 9, 2009, 3:51 GMT

Leonard Nimoy - Leonard Nimoy will guest on Fox\'s Fringe, cast as the infamous mad scientist William Bell. © PRN / PR Photos

Leonard Nimoy will guest on Fox's Fringe, cast as the infamous mad scientist William Bell.

Actor, author, singer and director Nimoy is a smallscreen legend, appearing as Dr. Spock in 1960's sci fi series, "Star Trek".  Nimoy also served as narrator for the Ancient Mysteries series on A&E including "The Sacred Water of Lourdes" and "The Last Days of the Romanovs".  Nimoy has done voice-over work in the animated series "Futurama" and "The Simpsons"--as both himself and his character Spock.

In next week’s all-new “Unleashed” episode, airing Tuesday, April 14 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT), animal rights activists ransack a laboratory and get more than they bargained for when one of the caged “animals” unleashes a ferocious appetite. With Charlie’s life on the line, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble) come face-to-face with the gnarly piece of fringe science.

Showrunners Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman revealed a bit more of Nimoy's episode to E!.

Regarding the relationship between Walter Bishop (John Noble) and William Bell (Leonard Nimoy): "We always imagine that they were two of the smartest guys in their classes, and they went through the Ivy League together."

"At that point in college where you're discovering yourself, but these guys, the intelligent geniuses they are, they might come to conclusions about what's important in this world. So we always imagine that they were very much like each other, very much friends, and very much a team—brothers in a way, and that life took them in different directions, either complementary or not directions, and we're going to find out."

Orci and Kurtzman talked about the approaches both Walter and William take to the Pattern.  "They have not only different approaches to the Pattern, but different interpretations of what the Pattern is. The Pattern is slightly in the eye of the beholder, you're going to find out. And sometimes what you think is real can become real. In a way, these two are the top minds in the world attempting to figure out the Pattern and how to react to it, based on their world view."