Leonard Nimoy Was An Equal Pay Advocate Back In The Day
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At one point, Gene Roddenberry reportedly began referring to Leonard Nimoy as “the conscience of Star Trek” and there a couple amazing reasons why. Back in the ’60s, there was no conversation about equal pay like there is today, but that didn’t stop Leonard Nimoy from stepping up for his female co-star, Nichelle Nichols.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Chekov, recalled to reporters: “When it came to the attention of the cast that there was a disparity in pay in that George [Takei] and I were getting the same pay but Nichelle was not getting as much, I took it to Leonard and he took it to the front office and they corrected that.”
Despite getting her equal pay, there was still a point that Nichols wanted to leave the show, but you won’t believe who convinced her to stay…
