Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and achieved international fame as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek (1966–1991).

He became a reliable character actor (often in Westerns in which he often played the villain), but hit the big time when he was offered the role of the somewhat irascible Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on the television series Star Trek (1966).

He became a reliable character actor (often in Westerns in which he often played the villain), but hit the big time when he was offered the role of the somewhat irascible Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on the television series Star Trek (1966).

Jun 12, 1999 · DeForest Kelley, who played the irascible but wise Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the “Star Trek” television series and movies, died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital...

DeForest Kelley was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, and poet. He is best known for portraying Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in Star Trek franchise TV series. He was discovered by a Paramount Pictures scout while he was shooting a United States Navy training film.

Feb 23, 2024 · There is no question that Star Trek and McCoy changed the life of DeForest Kelley, whose career prior to that show had been going in a far different direction. Follow the …

Feb 25, 2016 · Kelley revealed his thoughtful character early in life. “He was 18 when he came out to California from Georgia and met a girl about his own age who was dying of cancer,” Smith recounted.

Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor. Kelley is most famous for his role as Dr. Leonard McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television series …

Jan 19, 2011 · DeForest Kelley – born on January 20, 1920 -- was that rarest of Hollywood rarities, a true gentleman, an old-school Southern fella who hailed from Georgia. He always insisted that anyone who met him call him “De.”

D eForest Kelley was a supporting actor on film, stage and television for 20 years before landing the defining role of his career: the irascible but wise Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the...