He went on to reprise the Spock character in ' and two episodes of '. When a was planned in the late 1970s, Nimoy was to be in only two out of eleven episodes, but when the series was elevated to a feature film, he agreed to reprise his role. The first six "Star Trek" movies feature the original "Star Trek" cast including Nimoy, who also directed two of the films. He played the elder Spock in the 2009 "Star Trek" movie and reprised the role in a brief appearance in the 2013 sequel, "Star Trek Into Darkness", both directed by J. J. Abrams.