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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 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.
Filmography
all 96
TV Shows 50
Movies 46
self 6
Voice 2
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011)
The Pixar Story (2007)
40 Years of Star Trek (2006)
Reflections on Spock (2004)
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (2004)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
Trekkies (1997)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1995)
Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek (1973)
Night of the Lepus (1972)
The Bull of the West (1972)
Ride the Wind (1970)
Ironside (1967)
Star Trek (1966)
Waco (1966)
Apache Uprising (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Town Tamer (1965)
Black Spurs (1965)
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Dakotas (1963)
The Gallant Men (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
Stagecoach West (1960)
Coronado 9 (1960)
Johnny Midnight (1960)
Riverboat (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
21 Beacon Street (1959)
Warlock (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Lawman (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958)
Raintree County (1957)
26 Men (1957)
The Edge of Innocence (1957)
Trackdown (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
The Silent Service (1957)
Wells Fargo (1957)
O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Illegal (1955)
Navy Log (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
House of Bamboo (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Studio 57 (1954)
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
The Lone Wolf (1954)
City Detective (1953)
You Are There (1953)
Taxi (1953)
Death Valley Days (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
The Men (1950)
Malaya (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
Duke of Chicago (1949)
Studio One (1948)
Canon City (1948)
Beyond Our Own (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Fear in the Night (1947)
Time to Kill (1945)
The Star Trek Dream
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1920-01-20
Deathday1999-06-11 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceAtlanta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJackson DeForest Kelley
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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