Sarek - The Vulcan father (Mark Lenard) of first officer Spock featured on the sci-fi series STAR TREK/NBC/1966-69. Sarek (102 years old) was first seen on the episode "Journey to Babel," a storyline which introduced his earthling wife, Amanda (Jane Wyatt) and found Sarek wounded by fanatical diplomat while traveling onboard the starship Enterprise. His injury required Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), to give him a much needed transfusion of Vulcan blood (Sarek's was T-negative blood). Years later, Sarek reappeared on the revival series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/SYN/1987-94 as a much older person, this time he was 202 years old. Afflicted with a Vulcan version of Alzheimer's disease, Ambassador Sarek struggled to complete a treaty with the Legeran's, a negotiations which he had worked some 93 years to complete. His new earthling wife, Perrin (Joanna Miles) was introduced on this episode. Sarek finally died of old age during a November 1991 two-part episode that featured Spock attempting to unify the Romulan and Vulcan race. Sarek was also featured on the motion picture spin-offs of the original series. See also - "Spock" and DISEASES & AILMENTS: "Bendi Syndrome"