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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…
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion PictureDr. McCoy
Star Trek: The Next GenerationAdmiral Leonard McCoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek III: The Search for SpockDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault(archive footage)Movie
2007The Pixar StoryLeonard McCoy (archive footage)Movie
1998The Brave Little Toaster Goes to MarsViking 1 (voice)Movie
1995VirtuosityDr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineDr. McCoy · 1 episodeShow
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMovie
1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMovie
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMovie
1984Star Trek III: The Search for SpockDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMovie
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMovie
1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureDr. McCoyMovie
1973Star TrekLeonard McCoy (voice) · 22 episodesShow
1972Night of the LepusElgin ClarkMovie
1972The Bull of the WestBen TullyMovie
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawFrank Slater · 1 episodeShow
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsParrish · 1 episodeShow
1969Room 222Matt Silverton · 1 episodeShow
1967IronsideMr. Fowler · 1 episodeShow
1967Space SeedDr. McCoyMovie
1966WacoBill RileMovie
1966Bonanza: Ride the WindTullyMovie
1965Apache UprisingToby Jack SaundersMovie
1965Marriage on the RocksMr. TurnerMovie
1965LaredoDr. David Ingram · 1 episodeShow
1965A Man Called ShenandoahEgan · 1 episodeShow
1965Town TamerGuy TavennerMovie
1965Black SpursSheriff Dal NemoMovie
1964Where Love Has GoneSam CorwinMovie
1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekAmos TroopMovie
1963The FugitiveCharlie · 1 episodeShow
1963The DakotasMartin Volet · 1 episodeShow
1962The Gallant Men1 episodeShow
1962The VirginianBen Tully, Lt. Beldon · 1 episodeShow
1961Cain's HundredBob Tully · 1 episodeShow
1960Route 66Willis, Harcourt · 1 episodeShow
1960Stagecoach WestLt. Clarke · 1 episodeShow
1960Assignment: UnderwaterBarney · 1 episodeShow
1960Coronado 9Shep Harlow · 1 episodeShow
1960Johnny Midnight1 episodeShow
1959The Man from BlackhawkJohnson · 1 episodeShow
1959LaramieBart Collins, Jack · 1 episodeShow
1959RiverboatAlex Jeffords · 1 episodeShow
1959BonanzaCaptain Moss Johnson, Tully, Dr. Michael Jons · 2 episodesShow
1959The DeputyStyles · 1 episodeShow
1959WarlockCurley BurneMovie
1959Black SaddleSam King · 1 episodeShow
1959RawhideSlate Prell · 1 episodeShow
195877 Sunset StripPhil Wingate · 1 episodeShow
1958Bat MastersonBrock Martin · 1 episodeShow
1958LawmanSam White, Bent Carr · 1 episodeShow
1958The Donna Reed ShowMr. Williams · 1 episodeShow
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Steve Pax, Ollie Tate · 1 episodeShow
1958The Law and Jake WadeWexlerMovie
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerPhilip Conroy · 1 episodeShow
1957Raintree CountySouthern OfficerMovie
1957The Edge of InnocenceLambertMovie
195726 Men1 episodeShow
1957TrackdownPerry Grimes, Brock Childers, Ed Crow, Tom Dooley · 1 episodeShow
1957Alcoa TheatreMarshal, Jake Britin · 1 episodeShow
1957M SquadPolice Sgt. Miller, Detective · 2 episodesShow
1957Have Gun, Will TravelDeakin · 1 episodeShow
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSheriff, Kenneth Porter · 1 episodeShow
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMorgan EarpMovie
1957The Silent ServiceLt. Comm. Enright · 1 episodeShow
1957Tales of Wells FargoCaptain Cole Scofield · 1 episodeShow
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLes Porter, Logan Wheeler, Sherm Pickard, Swain · 1 episodeShow
1956Tension at Table RockJim BreckMovie
1956State TrooperGraham Jones · 1 episodeShow
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 episodeShow
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitMedic (uncredited)Movie
1955The View from Pompey's HeadJim - Hotel ClerkMovie
1955Matinee Theater2 episodesShow
1955IllegalEdward ClaryMovie
1955Navy LogSmithwick · 1 episodeShow
1955GunsmokeWill Bailey · 1 episodeShow
1955House of BambooCharlie (uncredited)Movie
1955Science Fiction Theatre3 episodesShow
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