DeForest Kelley
Actor
Born January 20, 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Viking 1 (voice)
Trekkies
Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
Virtuosity
Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Dr. McCoy
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Admiral Leonard McCoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Star Trek Dream
Self
Star Trek
Leonard McCoy (voice)
Night of the Lepus
Elgin Clark
The Bull of the West
Ben Tully
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Frank Slater
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Parrish
Room 222
Matt Silverton
Ironside
Mr. Fowler
Star Trek
Dr. McCoy
Waco
Bill Rile
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Tully
Apache Uprising
Toby Jack Saunders
Marriage on the Rocks
Mr. Turner
Laredo
Dr. David Ingram
A Man Called Shenandoah
Egan
Town Tamer
Guy Tavenner
Black Spurs
Sheriff Dal Nemo
Where Love Has Gone
Sam Corwin
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Amos Troop
The Fugitive
Charlie
The Dakotas
Martin Volet
The Gallant Men
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Virginian
Ben Tully
Cain's Hundred
Bob Tully
Route 66
Willis
Stagecoach West
Lt. Clarke
Coronado 9
Johnny Midnight
Laramie
Bart Collins
Riverboat
Alex Jeffords
Bonanza
Captain Moss Johnson
The Deputy
Styles
Warlock
Curley Burne
Black Saddle
Sam King
Rawhide
Slate Prell
77 Sunset Strip
Phil Wingate
Bat Masterson
Brock Martin
Lawman
Sam White
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Williams
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Steve Pax
The Law and Jake Wade
Wexler
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Philip Conroy
Raintree County
Southern Officer
The Edge of Innocence
Lambert
26 Men
Trackdown
Perry Grimes
Alcoa Theatre
Marshal
Perry Mason
Peter Thorpe
M Squad
Police Sgt. Miller
Have Gun, Will Travel
Deakin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Sheriff
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Morgan Earp
The Silent Service
Lt. Comm. Enright
Tales of Wells Fargo
Captain Cole Scofield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Les Porter
Tension at Table Rock
Jim Breck
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Medic (uncredited)
The View from Pompey's Head
Jim - Hotel Clerk
Matinee Theater
Illegal
Edward Clary
Navy Log
Gunsmoke
Will Bailey
House of Bamboo
Charlie (uncredited)
Science Fiction Theatre
The Millionaire
Dr. Michael Wells
The Wonderful World of Disney
Silas Morgan (uncredited)
Studio 57
Ted Lance
Waterfront
Bob Vogelin
The Lone Wolf
Ted Hopkins
Duffy of San Quentin
Eddie Lee
Public Defender
Ralph Sanders
City Detective
Benjamin
Revlon Mirror Theatre
You Are There
Taxi
Fred (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
Death Valley Days
Elliott Webster
The Men
Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
Malaya
Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
Bob Kittredge
Duke of Chicago
'Ace' Martin
Ambassador for Christ
Aram
Studio One
Bob Philo
Canon City
Smalley
Beyond Our Own
Bob Rogers
Variety Girl
Bob Kirby
Fear in the Night
Vince Grayson
Public Prosecutor
Danny Watson