
Known for
Acting
Born
January 20, 1920
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died
June 11, 1999 (aged 79)
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...
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
2016
as (archive footage)
2007
as Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
2006
as Self
1998
as Viking 1 (voice)
1997
as Self
1996
1996
1996
1995
as Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
1994
as Self
1993
1993
1991
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1991
1989
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1987
1986
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1984
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1982
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1979
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1975
as Self
1973
1972
as Elgin Clark