Biography
DeForest Kelley
Acting
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 electro…
Career works
118
Movies
53
Series
65
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
01/20/1920
Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Date of death
06/11/1999
Filmography highlights
Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · 6.8
The Pixar Story
2007 · 7.6
40 Years of Star Trek
2006 · 4.3
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998 · 5.7
Trekkies
1997 · 6.4
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · 6.1
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996 · 5.5
Virtuosity
1995 · 5.5
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994 · 6.4
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · 7.0
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · 6.3
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · 5.7
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · 7.2
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · 6.6
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · 7.9
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · 8.4
Star Trek
1973 · 6.8
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · 6.5
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · 4.8
Room 222
1969 · 6.1
Ironside
1967 · 6.9
Star Trek
1966 · 8.0
Laredo
1965 · 6.4
A Man Called Shenandoah
1965 · 6.9
The Fugitive
1963 · 7.3
The Dakotas
1963 · 6.5
The Gallant Men
1962 · 8.0
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · 6.6
The Virginian
1962 · 6.5