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DeForest Kelley

DeForest Kelley

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 20, 1920
Died Jun 11, 1999 (79)
Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

as (archive footage)

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

as Leonard McCoy (archive footage)

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998

as Viking 1 (voice)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus

1972

as Elgin Clark

The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West

1972

as Ben Tully

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

1970

as Tully

Waco

Waco

1966

as Bill Rile

Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising

1965

as Toby Jack Saunders

Black Spurs

Black Spurs

1965

as Sheriff Dal Nemo

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965

as Guy Tavenner

Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

1964

as Sam Corwin

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

1963

as Amos Troop

Warlock

Warlock

1959

as Curley Burne

The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

1958

as Wexler

The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

1957

as Lambert

Raintree County

Raintree County

1957

as Southern Officer

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Morgan Earp

Tension at Table Rock

Tension at Table Rock

1956

as Jim Breck

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

as Medic (uncredited)

The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head

1955

as Jim - Hotel Clerk

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

as Charlie (uncredited)

Illegal

Illegal

1955

as Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly)

Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin

1954

as Eddie Lee

Taxi

Taxi

1953

as Fred (uncredited)

The Men

The Men

1950

as Dr. Sherman (uncredited)

Duke of Chicago

Duke of Chicago

1949

as 'Ace' Martin

Malaya

Malaya

1949

as Lt. Glenson (uncredited)

Canon City

Canon City

1948

as Smalley

Beyond Our Own

Beyond Our Own

1947

as Bob Rogers

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

1947

as Vince Grayson

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as Bob Kirby

Time to Kill

Time to Kill

1945

as Peter

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Star Trek

as Dr. McCoy

Episodes: 79

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Star Trek

as Leonard McCoy (voice)

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 08, 1973

M Squad

as Police Sgt. Miller

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Bonanza

as Tully

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Black Saddle

as Sam King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1959

Cain's Hundred

as Bob Tully

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Admiral Leonard McCoy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Captain Cole Scofield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

The Lone Ranger

as Bob Kittredge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

Gunsmoke

as Will Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Peter Thorpe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Studio One

as Bob Philo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Rawhide

as Slate Prell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Fugitive

as Charlie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Millionaire

as Dr. Michael Wells

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

The Virginian

as Ben Tully

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Sheriff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff Steve Pax

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Bat Masterson

as Brock Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Riverboat

as Alex Jeffords

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Les Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Philip Conroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1958

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Silas Morgan (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Stagecoach West

as Lt. Clarke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1960

Trackdown

as Perry Grimes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

M Squad

as Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Lawman

as Sam White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Kenneth Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

The Virginian

as Lt. Beldon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sherm Pickard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Logan Wheeler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Swain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ollie Tate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Bonanza

as Dr. Michael Jons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Captain Moss Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Public Defender

as Ralph Sanders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 1954

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Deakin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

The Silent Service

as Lt. Comm. Enright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1957

77 Sunset Strip

as Phil Wingate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Studio 57

as Ted Lance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Death Valley Days

as Elliott Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Death Valley Days

as Shad Cullen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Death Valley Days

as Clint Rogers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Frank Slater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The Lone Wolf

as Ted Hopkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1954

The Lone Wolf

as Nick Kohler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1954

Alcoa Theatre

as Marshal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Trackdown

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Route 66

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

City Detective

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 07, 1953

Coronado 9

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 06, 1960

The Gallant Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1962

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Laredo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

You Are There

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

Navy Log

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

26 Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1957

Johnny Midnight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1960

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