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The world's top Mr Spock impersonator has died after saying he was visited by the ghost of his doppleganger.

Roy Ives left his home to a cat charity after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Roy, 73, began doubling as Spock actor Leonard Nimoy more than 20 years ago, appearing in adverts and at Star Trek conventions.

The animal lover, who had four pet cats, has left his £75,000 flat to the Cats Protection League.

His cousin Robert Hannah is now trying to find a home for his extensive Star Trek wardrobe.

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He said: “At present I’ve come across tunics, three phasers and a transporter.

"If there are any Trekkers or groups out there who want them, perhaps they could give me a ring.”

Roy was well known internationally as the most convincing Vulcan impersonator.

He said: “I have no competition.

“Anyone can don a black wig, stick-on latex ears and pointy eyebrows, but I even sound like him.

"If I was Leonard Nimoy and found out there was someone in England who looked a lot like me, I’d feel pretty good about it.”

In 2015 Nimoy died of a lung disease caused by smoking shortly after telling fans "learn my lesson, quit now".

Several months after his passing Roy claims the actor's ghost also warned him about the dangers of nicotine.

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Roy said: “I woke up in the early hours of the morning and could feel a presence in the bedroom.

“I was conscious of someone sitting on the edge of the bed.

“He was Nimoy, not Spock, and was dressed in a light shirt and slacks.

"He sat on the edge of my bed and said ‘Try hard to give up. Try harder, I don’t want my doppelganger to go the same way’.”

Sadly Roy, of Kitts Green, Birmingham, was diagnosed with lung cancer just months ago.

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He faced the illness with courage and broke news of the diagnosis to friends by saying, “It’s cancer, Jim, but not as we know it.”

Roy spent his last days in hospital and funeral arrangements have yet to be made.