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DeForest Kelley
Actor
Died June 11, 1999 (79 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2019 | Woman in Motion · as Dr. Leonard Mccoy |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · as (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock · as Dr. Mccoy |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story · as Leonard Mccoy (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed the World · as Dr. Mccoy |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars · as Viking 1 (voice) |
| 1994 | Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation · as Admiral Leonard Mccoy |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Admiral Leonard Mccoy |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1984 | Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Prof. Hal Schaffer |
| 1974 | The Cowboys (TV Series) · as Jack Potter |
| 1973 | Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Leonard Mccoy (voice) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as Dr. Goldstone |
| 1972 | The Bull of the West · as Ben Tully |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepus · as Elgin Clark |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Frank Slater |
| 1969 | Room 222 (TV Series) · as Matt Silverton |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Parrish |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Dr. Mccoy |
| 1966 | Waco · as Bill Rile |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising · as Toby Jack Saunders |
| 1965 | Town Tamer · as Guy Tavenner |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocks · as Mr. Turner |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) · as Egan |
| 1965 | Black Spurs · as Sheriff Dal Nemo |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone · as Sam Corwin |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Gregg Wilson |
| 1963 | Gunfight at Comanche Creek · as Amos Troop |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Ben Tully |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Bob Tully |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Lt. Clarke |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Bart Collins |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Alex Jeffords |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Farley Styles |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Danny Standish |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Sam King |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Slate Prell |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade · as Wexler |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Phil Wingate |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Brock Martin |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Sam White |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Lance |
| 1958 | Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) · as Charles Barron |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as David Cooper |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Radar Major |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Ollie Tate |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Philip Conroy |
| 1957 | Raintree County · as Southern Officer |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Jake Britin |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Perry Grimes |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Joe Girard |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Peter Thorpe |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Police Sgt. Miller |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Deakin |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · as Morgan Earp |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Lt. Comm. Enright |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Captain Cole Scofield |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Carter |
| 1956 | Boots and Saddles (TV Series) · as Merriweather |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Logan Wheeler |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Lambert |
| 1956 | Tension at Table Rock · as Jim Breck |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Medic |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Graham Jones |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The View from Pompey's Head · as Jim - Hotel Clerk |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Navy Log (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Will Bailey |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo · as Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Captain Hall, M.d. |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Dr. Michael Wells |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Silas Morgan (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Ted Lance |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Duffy of San Quentin · as Eddie Lee |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Ralph Sanders |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Bob Vogelin |
| 1953 | Taxi · as Fred (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Pilot |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as Bert Dexter |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Shad Cullen |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Jordan Haig |
| 1950 | The Men · as Dr. Sherman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Malaya · as Lt. Glenson (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Bob Kittredge |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Bob Philo |
| 1948 | Canon City · as Smalley |
| 1947 | Variety Girl · as Bob Kirby |
| 1947 | Public Prosecutor (TV Series) · as Danny Watson |
| 1946 | Fear in the Night · as Vince Grayson |