DeForest Kelley
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.
Fotos
Películas (54)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Self - (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007 · Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
40 Years of Star Trek
2006 · Self
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998 · Viking 1 (voice)
Trekkies
1997 · Self
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996 · Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996 · Self
Virtuosity
1995 · Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994 · Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994 · Self
A Conversation with DeForest Kelley
1993 · Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Dr. McCoy
The Star Trek Dream
1975 · Self
Night of the Lepus
1972 · Elgin Clark
The Bull of the West
1972 · Ben Tully
Space Seed
1967 · Dr. McCoy
Waco
1966 · Bill Rile
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966 · Tully
Apache Uprising
1965 · Toby Jack Saunders
Marriage on the Rocks
1965 · Mr. Turner
Town Tamer
1965 · Guy Tavenner
Black Spurs
1965 · Sheriff Dal Nemo
Where Love Has Gone
1964 · Sam Corwin
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963 · Amos Troop
Warlock
1959 · Curley Burne
The Law and Jake Wade
1958 · Wexler
Raintree County
1957 · Southern Officer
The Edge of Innocence
1957 · Lambert
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Morgan Earp
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Jim Breck
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · Medic (uncredited)
The View from Pompey's Head
1955 · Jim - Hotel Clerk
Illegal
1955 · Edward Clary
House of Bamboo
1955 · Charlie (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin
1954 · Eddie Lee
Taxi
1953 · Fred (uncredited)
The Men
1950 · Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
Speak No Evil
1950 · Ted
Malaya
1949 · Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
Duke of Chicago
1949 · 'Ace' Martin
Ambassador for Christ
1949 · Aram
Canon City
1948 · Smalley
Beyond Our Own
1947 · Bob Rogers
Variety Girl
1947 · Bob Kirby
Fear in the Night
1947 · Vince Grayson
Time to Kill
1945 · Peter
Series (65)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Dr. McCoy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Admiral Leonard McCoy
Star Trek
1973 · Leonard McCoy (voice)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Frank Slater
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Parrish
Room 222
1969 · Matt Silverton
Ironside
1967 · Mr. Fowler
Star Trek
1966 · Dr. McCoy
Laredo
1965 · Dr. David Ingram
A Man Called Shenandoah
1965 · Egan
The Fugitive
1963 · Charlie
The Dakotas
1963 · Martin Volet
The Gallant Men
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Virginian
1962 · Ben Tully, Lt. Beldon
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Bob Tully
Route 66
1960 · Willis, Harcourt
Stagecoach West
1960 · Lt. Clarke
Assignment: Underwater
1960 · Barney
Coronado 9
1960 · Shep Harlow
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Man from Blackhawk
1959 · Johnson
Laramie
1959 · Bart Collins, Jack
Riverboat
1959 · Alex Jeffords
Bonanza
1959 · Captain Moss Johnson, Tully, Dr. Michael Jons
The Deputy
1959 · Styles
Black Saddle
1959 · Sam King
Rawhide
1959 · Slate Prell
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Phil Wingate
Bat Masterson
1958 · Brock Martin
Lawman
1958 · Sam White, Bent Carr
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Mr. Williams
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Sheriff Steve Pax, Ollie Tate
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Philip Conroy
26 Men
1957
Trackdown
1957 · Perry Grimes, Brock Childers, Ed Crow, Tom Dooley
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Marshal, Jake Britin
Perry Mason
1957 · Peter Thorpe
M Squad
1957 · Police Sgt. Miller, Detective
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Deakin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Sheriff, Kenneth Porter
The Silent Service
1957 · Lt. Comm. Enright
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Captain Cole Scofield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Les Porter, Logan Wheeler, Sherm Pickard, Swain
State Trooper
1956 · Graham Jones
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
Navy Log
1955 · Smithwick
Gunsmoke
1955 · Will Bailey
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
The Millionaire
1955 · Dr. Michael Wells
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Silas Morgan (uncredited)
Studio 57
1954 · Ted Lance
Waterfront
1954 · Bob Vogelin, Bob Richards
The Lone Wolf
1954 · Ted Hopkins, Nick Kohler
Public Defender
1954 · Ralph Sanders
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
City Detective
1953 · Benjamin, Hartfield
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
You Are There
1953 · Soldier
Cavalcade of America
1952
Death Valley Days
1952 · Elliott Webster, Shad Cullen, Clint Rogers, Martin
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Bob Kittredge, Doctor Barnes, Sheriff
Studio One
1948 · Bob Philo
Public Prosecutor
1947 · Danny Watson