DeForest Kelley
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Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.
Kelley was delivered by his uncle at his parents' home in Atlanta, the son of Clora (née Casey) and Ernest David Kelley, who was a Baptist minister of Irish and Southern ancestry. DeForest was named after the pioneering electronics engineer Lee De Forest, and later named his Star Trek character's father "David" after his own. Kelley had an older brother, Ernest Casey Kelley. As a child, he often played outside for hours at a time. Kelley was immersed in his father's mission in Conyers and promised his father failure would mean "wreck and ruin". Before the end of his first year at Conyers, Kelley was introduced into the congregation to his musical talents and often sang solo in morning church services. Eventually, this led to an appearance on the radio station WSB AM in Atlanta, Georgia. As a result of his radio work, he won an engagement with Lew Forbes and his orchestra at the Paramount Theater.
In 1934, the family left Conyers for the community of Decatur. He attended the Decatur Boys High School where he played on the Decatur Bantams baseball team. Kelley also played football and other sports. Before his graduation, Kelley got a job as a drugstore car hop. He spent his weekends working in the local theatres. Kelley graduated in 1938. During World War II, Kelley served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces between March 10, 1943, and January 28, 1946, assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit. After an extended stay in Long Beach, California, Kelley decided to pursue an acting career and relocate to southern California permanently, living for a time with his uncle Casey. He worked as an usher in a local theater in order to earn enough money for the move. Kelley's mother encouraged her son in his new career goal, but his father disliked the idea. While in California, Kelley was spotted by a Paramount Pictures scout while doing a United States Navy training film.
Acted in
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998
as Viking 1 (voice)
Trekkies
1997
as Self
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
as Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1995
as Self
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
as Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
as Himself
A Conversation with DeForest Kelley
1993
as Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Admiral Leonard McCoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Star Trek Dream
1975
as Self
Star Trek
1973
as Leonard McCoy (voice)
Night of the Lepus
1972
as Elgin Clark
The Bull of the West
1972
as Ben Tully
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Frank Slater
Ironside
1967
Star Trek
1966
as Dr. McCoy
Waco
1966
as Bill Rile
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
as Tully
Apache Uprising
1965
as Toby Jack Saunders
Laredo
1965
Town Tamer
1965
as Guy Tavenner
Black Spurs
1965
as Sheriff Dal Nemo
Where Love Has Gone
1964
as Sam Corwin
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963
as Amos Troop
The Fugitive
1963
as Charlie
The Dakotas
1963
The Gallant Men
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Ben Tully
The Virginian
1962
as Lt. Beldon
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Bob Tully
Route 66
1960
Stagecoach West
1960
as Lt. Clarke
Coronado 9
1960
Johnny Midnight
1960
Riverboat
1959
as Alex Jeffords
Bonanza
1959
as Captain Moss Johnson
Bonanza
1959
as Dr. Michael Jons
Bonanza
1959
as Tully
Warlock
1959
as Curley Burne
Black Saddle
1959
as Sam King
Rawhide
1959
as Slate Prell
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Phil Wingate
Bat Masterson
1958
as Brock Martin
Lawman
1958
as Sam White
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Sheriff Steve Pax
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Ollie Tate
The Law and Jake Wade
1958
as Wexler
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Philip Conroy
Raintree County
1957
as Southern Officer
26 Men
1957
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Lambert
Trackdown
1957
Trackdown
1957
as Perry Grimes
Perry Mason
1957
as Peter Thorpe
M Squad
1957
as Police Sgt. Miller
M Squad
1957
as Detective
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Deakin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Sheriff
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Kenneth Porter
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Morgan Earp
The Silent Service
1957
as Lt. Comm. Enright
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Captain Cole Scofield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Les Porter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sherm Pickard
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Logan Wheeler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Swain
Tension at Table Rock
1956
as Jim Breck
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The View from Pompey's Head
1955
as Jim - Hotel Clerk
Matinee Theater
1955
Illegal
1955
as Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly)
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Will Bailey
House of Bamboo
1955
as Charlie (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Michael Wells
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Silas Morgan (uncredited)
Studio 57
1954
as Ted Lance
The Lone Wolf
1954
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Ted Hopkins
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
as Eddie Lee
Public Defender
1954
as Ralph Sanders
City Detective
1953
You Are There
1953
Taxi
1953
as Fred (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952
Death Valley Days
1952
as Elliott Webster
Death Valley Days
1952
as Shad Cullen
Death Valley Days
1952
as Clint Rogers
The Men
1950
as Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
Speak No Evil
1950
as Ted
Malaya
1949
as Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Bob Kittredge
Duke of Chicago
1949
as 'Ace' Martin
Studio One
1948
as Bob Philo
Canon City
1948
as Smalley
Beyond Our Own
1947
as Bob Rogers
Variety Girl
1947
as Bob Kirby
Fear in the Night
1947
as Vince Grayson
Time to Kill
1945
as Peter