Leonard Nimoy Dead: William Shatner Holds Twitter Funeral

March 1, 2015 4:14 PM EST

William Shatner was unable to attend the Sunday funeral of his Star Trek castmate Leonard Nimoy, who died last week, so he paid tribute to his longtime friend by answering Twitter questions about the man behind Mr. Spock.

Shatner, who played Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, had tweeted Saturday that he was unable to attend Nimoy’s funeral due to an agreement to appear at a Red Cross event. “So maybe tomorrow we come together here and celebrate his life,” he tweeted shortly after.

Here’s a selection of Shatner’s most touching and funny memories of Nimoy:

“@andrsdtz: always loved #LeonardNimoy not only in ST but also as William Bell in Fringe. what was ur favorite role of him?” Friend
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@jeanyreeny: @WilliamShatner #LeonardNimoy What kind of a dad was he?” The best. He was also an amazing uncle to my daughters.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@DonutLuigi: @WilliamShatner Did you ever try on his ears? #LeonardNimoy” I had my own ears in one episode.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@AZGrobie: Is it true he disliked being called Len & other nicknames? #LeonardNimoy” I called him Lenny in private he never said anything,
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@T_Mihn_: #LeonardNimoy Leo Did you two ever prank each other?” I think Leonard thinks he pranked me & I just let him believe that! 😉
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@JoeyABC17: @WilliamShatner Any regrets with regard to your relationship with #LeonardNimoy?” That it couldn't have lasted a lot longer.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

“@ithildin_lass: @WilliamShatner I imagine this conversation must be very emotional for you. ❤ #LeonardNimoy” It's healing
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015

See Leonard Nimoy's Long and Prosperous Life in Photos

LEONARD NIMOY;MARIANNA HILL — Leonard Nimoy in *The Outer Limits* in 1964.ABC/Getty Images

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in season 3 of *Star Trek* in 1968.CBS/Getty Images

Mission: Impossible — Leonard Nimoy as Paris and Lee Meriwether as Tracey in *Mission Impossible* in 1969.CBS/Getty Images

Leonard Nimoy in *Catlow*, 1971.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

THE ALPHA CAPER, (from left): Henry Fonda, Leonard Nimoy, 1973. — Leonard Nimoy in *The Alpha Caper* in 1973Everett

NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from *Star Trek* in 1976. From left: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher; DeForest Kelley, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei (Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series creator Gene Roddenberry; an unnamed NASA official; and, Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov).NASA

THE UNEXPLAINED, (from left): host Leonard Nimoy, Travis Walter (who claims to have spent 5 days abo — Leonard Nimoy hosts *The Unexplained* in 1976.Everett

STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, Leonard Nimoy, 1984, (c)Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection — Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock* in 1984.Paramount/Everett

Leonard Nimoy guest stars in *The Big Bang Theory*.CBS/Getty Images

Leonard Nimoy guest stars on *Fringe*Fox

Leonard Nimoy and Luke Wilson, presenters during 5th Annual TV Land Awards - Show at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2007.Chris Polk—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Leonard Nimoy guest stars as Mr. Spock in *Star Trek* in 2009.Paramount

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