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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16349
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Filmography (Movies)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/2022
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:05/12/2016
The Pixar Story
Character:Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2007
40 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Character:Viking 1 (voice)
Release Date:19/05/1998
Trekkies
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1997
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
Virtuosity
Character:Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1995
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Character:Himself
Release Date:30/11/1994
A Conversation with DeForest Kelley
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/1993
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Character:McCoy
Release Date:06/12/1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1991
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Character:Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Release Date:09/06/1989
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Character:McCoy
Release Date:26/11/1986
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Character:Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Release Date:01/06/1984
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Character:Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Release Date:04/06/1982
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Character:Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Release Date:07/12/1979
The Star Trek Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1975
Night of the Lepus
Character:Elgin Clark
Release Date:04/10/1972
The Bull of the West
Character:Ben Tully
Release Date:04/05/1972
Star Trek: The Menagerie
Character:Dr. McCoy
Release Date:17/11/1966
Waco
Character:Bill Rile
Release Date:01/09/1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Character:Tully
Release Date:01/01/1966
Apache Uprising
Character:Toby Jack Saunders
Release Date:29/12/1965
Marriage on the Rocks
Character:Mr. Turner
Release Date:24/09/1965
Town Tamer
Character:Guy Tavenner
Release Date:07/07/1965
Black Spurs
Character:Sheriff Dal Nemo
Release Date:28/05/1965
Where Love Has Gone
Character:Sam Corwin
Release Date:02/11/1964
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Character:Amos Troop
Release Date:06/11/1963
Warlock
Character:Curley Burne
Release Date:15/05/1959
The Law and Jake Wade
Character:Wexler
Release Date:06/06/1958
Raintree County
Character:Southern Officer
Release Date:20/12/1957
The Edge of Innocence
Character:Lambert
Release Date:31/10/1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Character:Morgan Earp
Release Date:30/05/1957
Tension at Table Rock
Character:Jim Breck
Release Date:03/10/1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Character:Medic (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1956
The View from Pompey's Head
Character:Jim - Hotel Clerk
Release Date:04/11/1955
Illegal
Character:Edward Clary
Release Date:09/10/1955
House of Bamboo
Character:Charlie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1955
Duffy of San Quentin
Character:Eddie Lee
Release Date:16/03/1954
Taxi
Character:Fred (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1953
The Men
Character:Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1950
Speak No Evil
Character:Ted
Release Date:13/08/1950
Malaya
Character:Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1949
Duke of Chicago
Character:'Ace' Martin
Release Date:15/03/1949
Ambassador for Christ
Character:Aram
Release Date:01/01/1949
Canon City
Character:Smalley
Release Date:30/06/1948
Beyond Our Own
Character:Bob Rogers
Release Date:16/11/1947
Variety Girl
Character:Bob Kirby
Release Date:29/08/1947
Fear in the Night
Character:Vince Grayson
Release Date:10/04/1947
Time to Kill
Character:Peter
Release Date:13/12/1945
Television Appearances
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Dr. McCoy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Admiral Leonard McCoy
Star Trek
Character:Leonard McCoy (voice)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Frank Slater
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Character:
Room 222
Character:Matt Silverton
Ironside
Character:Mr. Fowler
Star Trek
Character:Dr. McCoy
Laredo
Character:Dr. David Ingram
A Man Called Shenandoah
Character:Egan
The Fugitive
Character:Charlie
The Dakotas
Character:Martin Volet
The Gallant Men
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:Ben Tully
The Virginian
Character:Lt. Beldon
Cain's Hundred
Character:Bob Tully
Route 66
Character:
Stagecoach West
Character:Lt. Clarke
Assignment: Underwater
Character:Barney
Coronado 9
Character:
Coronado 9
Character:Shep Harlow
Johnny Midnight
Character:
The Man from Blackhawk
Character:Johnson
Laramie
Character:Bart Collins
Laramie
Character:Jack
Riverboat
Character:Alex Jeffords
Bonanza
Character:Captain Moss Johnson
Bonanza
Character:Dr. Michael Jons
Bonanza
Character:Tully
The Deputy
Character:Styles
Black Saddle
Character:Sam King
Rawhide
Character:Slate Prell
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Phil Wingate
Bat Masterson
Character:Brock Martin
Lawman
Character:Sam White
Lawman
Character:Bent Carr
The Donna Reed Show
Character:Mr. Williams
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Sheriff Steve Pax
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Ollie Tate
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character:Philip Conroy
26 Men
Character:
Trackdown
Character:Perry Grimes
Trackdown
Character:Brock Childers
Trackdown
Character:Ed Crow
Trackdown
Character:Tom Dooley
Alcoa Theatre
Character:Marshal
Alcoa Theatre
Character:Jake Britin
Perry Mason
Character:Peter Thorpe
M Squad
Character:Police Sgt. Miller
M Squad
Character:Detective
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Deakin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Sheriff
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Kenneth Porter
The Silent Service
Character:Lt. Comm. Enright
Tales of Wells Fargo
Character:Captain Cole Scofield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Les Porter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sherm Pickard
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Logan Wheeler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Swain
State Trooper
Character:Graham Jones
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
Navy Log
Character:
Navy Log
Character:Smithwick
Gunsmoke
Character:Will Bailey
Science Fiction Theatre
Character:
The Millionaire
Character:Dr. Michael Wells
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Silas Morgan (uncredited)
Studio 57
Character:Ted Lance
Waterfront
Character:Bob Vogelin
Waterfront
Character:Bob Richards
The Lone Wolf
Character:Ted Hopkins
The Lone Wolf
Character:Nick Kohler
Public Defender
Character:Ralph Sanders
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Character:
City Detective
Character:
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Character:
You Are There
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Death Valley Days
Character:Elliott Webster
Death Valley Days
Character:Shad Cullen
Death Valley Days
Character:Clint Rogers
Death Valley Days
Character:Martin
The Lone Ranger
Character:Bob Kittredge
The Lone Ranger
Character:Doctor Barnes
The Lone Ranger
Character:Sheriff
Studio One
Character:Bob Philo
Public Prosecutor
Character:
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