DeForest Kelley
Born
1920-01-20
Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died
1999-06-11
Biography
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...
Known for
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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
Dr. McCoy
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Dr. McCoy
Virtuosity
Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bonanza
Captain Moss Johnson
Bonanza
Dr. Michael Jons
Bonanza
Tully
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Morgan Earp
The Pixar Story
Leonard McCoy (archive footage)