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Cause of death
  
Name
  
DeForest Kelley

Education
  
Decatur Boys High

Role
  
Actor

Occupation
  
Actor

Siblings
  
Ernest Casey Kelley

Years active
  
1947–1998


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Full Name
  
Jackson DeForest Kelley

Born
  
January 20, 1920 (
1920-01-20
)

Resting place
  
Cremated, ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean

Residence
  
Los Angeles, California

Died
  
June 11, 1999, Woodland Hills, California, United States

Spouse
  
Carolyn Dowling (m. 1945–1999)

Parents
  
Clora Kelley, Ernest David Kelley

Movies and TV shows
  
Star Trek: The Original S, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek IV: The Voyage H

Similar People
  
James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig

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

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Early life

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Kelley was delivered by his uncle at his parents' home in Toccoa, Georgia, the son of Clora (née Casey) and Ernest David Kelley, who was a Baptist minister. DeForest was named after the pioneering electronics engineer Lee de Forest. He later named his Star Trek character's father "David" after his own father. Kelley had an older brother, Ernest Casey Kelley. Kelley was immersed in his father's mission in Conyers and told his father that failure would mean "wreck and ruin". Before the end of his first year at Conyers, Kelley was regularly putting to use 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. As a result of Kelley's radio work, he won an engagement with Lew Forbes and his orchestra at the Paramount Theater.

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In 1934, the family left Conyers for Decatur, Georgia. 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 in 1938, Kelley got a job as a drugstore car hop. He spent his weekends working in the local theaters.

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During World War II, Kelley served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces from March 10, 1943 to 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.

Early roles

Kelley's acting career began with the feature film Fear in the Night in 1947. The low-budget movie was a hit, bringing him to the attention of a national audience and giving Kelley reason to believe he would soon become a star. His next role, in Variety Girl, established him as a leading actor and resulted in the founding of his first fan club. Kelley did not become a leading man, however, and he and his wife, Carolyn, decided to move to New York City. He found work on stage and on live television, but after three years in New York, the Kelleys returned to Hollywood.

In California, he received a role in an installment of You Are There, anchored by Walter Cronkite. He played ranch owner Bob Kitteridge in the 1949 episode "Legion of Old Timers" of the television series The Lone Ranger. This led to an appearance in gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Morgan Earp (brother to Burt Lancaster's Wyatt Earp). This role led to three movie offers, including Warlock with Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn. In 1957, he had a small role as a Southern officer in Raintree County, a Civil War film directed by Edward Dmytryk, alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Lee Marvin. He also starred in the lead role as a U.S. Navy submarine captain in World War II in The Silent Service. He appeared in both season 1, episode 5, "The Spearfish Delivers", as Commander Dempsey and in the first episode of season 2, "The Archerfish Spits Straight", as Lieutenant Commander Enright. Leonard Nimoy also appeared in two different episodes of the series at around the same time.

Kelley appeared three times on Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: first in 1955, where he portrayed Ike Clanton in the television series You Are There; again, two years later in the 1957 film of that name, playing Morgan Earp; and perhaps in an ironic salute, once again on October 25, 1968, in a third-season Star Trek episode titled "Spectre of the Gun", this time portraying Tom McLaury.

Kelley also appeared in episodes of The Donna Reed Show, Perry Mason, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Boots and Saddles, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, Death Valley Days, Riverboat, The Fugitive, Lawman, Bat Masterson, Have Gun - Will Travel and Laredo. He appeared in the 1962 episode of Route 66, "1800 Days to Justice" and "The Clover Throne" as Willis. He had a small role in the movie The View from Pompey's Head.

For nine years, Kelley primarily played villains. He built up an impressive list of credits, alternating between television and motion pictures. However, he was afraid of typecasting, so he broke away from villains by starring in Where Love Has Gone and a television pilot called 333 Montgomery. The pilot was written by an ex-policeman named Gene Roddenberry, and a few years later Kelley would appear in another Roddenberry pilot, Police Story (1967), that was again not developed into a series.

Kelley also appeared in at least one radio drama, Suspense, where series producer William M. Robson introduced him as "a bright new luminary in the Hollywood firmament".

Star Trek

In 1956, nine years before being cast as Dr. McCoy, Kelley played a small supporting role as a medic in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit in which he utters the diagnosis "This man's dead, Captain" and "That man is dead" to Gregory Peck. Kelley appeared as Lieutenant Commander James Dempsey in two episodes of the syndicated military drama The Silent Service, based on actual stories of the submarine section of the United States Navy. In 1962, he appeared in the Bonanza episode titled "The Decision", as a doctor sentenced to hang for the murder of a journalist. The judge in this episode was portrayed by John Hoyt, who later portrayed Dr. Phillip John Boyce, one of Leonard McCoy's predecessors, on the Star Trek pilot "The Cage". In 1963, he appeared in The Virginian episode "Man of Violence" as a "drinking" cavalry doctor with Leonard Nimoy as his patient. (Nimoy's character did not survive.) Perhaps not coincidentally, the episode was written by John D. F. Black, who went on to become a writer-producer on Star Trek. Just before Star Trek began filming, Kelley appeared as a doctor again, in the Laredo episode "The Sound of Terror".

After refusing Roddenberry's 1964 offer to play Spock, Kelley played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy from 1966 to 1969 in Star Trek. He reprised the character in a voice-over role in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74), and the first six Star Trek motion pictures (1979 to 1991). In one of the Star Trek comic books it was stated that Dr. McCoy's father had been a Baptist preacher, an idea that apparently originated from Kelley's background. In 1987, he also had a cameo in "Encounter at Farpoint", the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, as by-that-time Admiral Leonard McCoy, Starfleet Surgeon General Emeritus. Several aspects of Kelley's background became part of McCoy's characterization, including his pronunciation of "nuclear" as "nucular".

Kelley became a good friend of Star Trek cast mates William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, from their first meeting in 1964. During Trek's first season, Kelley's name was listed in the end credits along with the rest of the cast. Only Shatner and Nimoy were listed in the opening credits. As Kelley's role grew in importance during the first season he received a pay raise to about $2,500 per episode, and received third billing starting in the second season after Nimoy. Despite the show's recognition of Kelley as one of its stars he was frustrated by the greater attention that Shatner received as its lead actor, and Nimoy received because of "Spockamania" among fans.

Shy by his own admission, Kelley was the only cast member of the original Star Trek series program never to have written or published an autobiography; however, the authorized biography From Sawdust to Stardust (2005) was written posthumously by Terry Lee Rioux of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Kelley regarded "The Empath" as his favourite Star Trek television episode.

Later career

After Star Trek, Kelley found himself a victim of the very typecasting he had so feared. In 1972, he was cast in the horror film Night of the Lepus. Kelley thereafter did a few television appearances and a couple of movies but essentially went into de facto retirement other than playing McCoy. By 1978 he was earning up to $50,000 ($184,000 today) annually from appearances at Star Trek conventions. Like other Star Trek actors, Kelley received little of the enormous profits that the franchise generated for Paramount, until Nimoy, as executive producer, helped arrange for Kelley to be paid $1 million for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) which would eventually be his final live-action film appearance. He also appeared in the very first Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Encounter at Farpoint", in which he portrayed a 137-year-old Dr. McCoy.

In a TLC interview done in the late 1990s, Kelley jokingly said one of his biggest fears was that the words etched on his gravestone would be "He's dead, Jim." Reflecting this, Kelley's obituary in Newsweek magazine began: "We're not even going to try to resist: He's dead, Jim." On the other hand, he stated that he was very proud to hear from so many Star Trek fans who had been inspired to become doctors as a result of his portrayal of Dr. McCoy. For his final film, Kelley provided the voice of Viking 1 in the 2nd/3rd installment in the children's series The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.

Later in life, Kelley developed an interest in poetry, eventually publishing the first of two books in a series, The Big Bird's Dream and The Dream Goes On – a series he would never finish.

Death

Kelley died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1999, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.

Filmography

Actor
1998
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (Video) as
Viking 1 (voice)
1993
Star Trek: Judgment Rites (Video Game) as
Dr. McCoy (voice)
1992
Star Trek 25th Anniversary (Video Game) as
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy (voice)
1991
Star Trek Adventure (Short) as
Dr. McCoy
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as
McCoy
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as
McCoy
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Adm. Leonard McCoy
- Encounter at Farpoint (1987) - Adm. Leonard McCoy
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as
McCoy
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as
McCoy
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as
McCoy
1981
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) as
Prof. Hal Schaffer
- Runaway (1981) - Prof. Hal Schaffer
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture as
Dr. McCoy
1973
Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series) as
Dr. McCoy
- The Counter-Clock Incident (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Albatross (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Practical Joker (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Bem (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice, credit only)
- The Pirates of Orion (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Jihad (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Eye of the Beholder (1974) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Slaver Weapon (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice, credit only)
- The Ambergris Element (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Time Trap (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Terratin Incident (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Mudd's Passion (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Once Upon a Planet (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Magicks of Megas-Tu (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Infinite Vulcan (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Survivor (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- More Tribbles, More Troubles (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- The Lorelei Signal (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- One of Our Planets Is Missing (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Yesteryear (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
- Beyond the Farthest Star (1973) - Dr. McCoy (voice)
1974
The Cowboys (TV Series) as
Jack Potter
- David Done It (1974) - Jack Potter
1973
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) as
Dr. Goldstone
- I Never Said Goodbye (1973) - Dr. Goldstone
1972
Night of the Lepus as
Elgin Clark
1971
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Matt Silverton
- The Sins of the Fathers (1971) - Matt Silverton
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Frank Slater
- Make No Mistake (1971) - Frank Slater
1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Parrish
- Giants Never Kneel (1970) - Parrish
1970
The Silent Force (TV Series) as
Curston
- The Judge (1970) - Curston
1970
Ironside (TV Series) as
Mr. Fowler
- Warrior's Return (1970) - Mr. Fowler
1966
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) as
Dr. McCoy / Doctor Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- Turnabout Intruder (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- All Our Yesterdays (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- The Savage Curtain (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- The Cloud Minders (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- The Way to Eden (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- Requiem for Methuselah (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- The Lights of Zetar (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- That Which Survives (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- The Mark of Gideon (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- Whom Gods Destroy (1969) - Dr. McCoy
- Elaan of Troyius (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Empath (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Wink of an Eye (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Plato's Stepchildren (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Tholian Web (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Day of the Dove (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Spectre of the Gun (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- And the Children Shall Lead (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Paradise Syndrome (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Enterprise Incident (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Spock's Brain (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Assignment: Earth (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Bread and Circuses (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Ultimate Computer (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Omega Glory (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- By Any Other Name (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Patterns of Force (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- Return to Tomorrow (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- A Private Little War (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Immunity Syndrome (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- A Piece of the Action (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968) - Dr. McCoy
- The Trouble with Tribbles (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Wolf in the Fold (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Obsession (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Deadly Years (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Friday's Child (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Journey to Babel (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Metamorphosis (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- I, Mudd (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Catspaw (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Doomsday Machine (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Apple (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Mirror, Mirror (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Changeling (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Who Mourns for Adonais? (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Amok Time (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Operation -- Annihilate! (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The City on the Edge of Forever (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Alternative Factor (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Devil in the Dark (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- This Side of Paradise (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- A Taste of Armageddon (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Space Seed (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Return of the Archons (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Court Martial (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Tomorrow Is Yesterday (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Arena (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Squire of Gothos (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- The Galileo Seven (1967) - Dr. McCoy
- Shore Leave (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- Balance of Terror (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Conscience of the King (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Menagerie: Part II (1966) - Dr. McCoy (credit only)
- The Menagerie: Part I (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Corbomite Maneuver (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- Dagger of the Mind (1966) - Doctor Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- Miri (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- Mudd's Women (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Enemy Within (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Naked Time (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- Charlie X (1966) - Dr. McCoy
- The Man Trap (1966) - Doctor Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1967
Police Story (TV Movie) as
Lab Chief Greene
1966
Waco as
Bill Rile
1962
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Elliott Webster / Martin - Prisoner / Clint Rogers / ...
- Lady of the Plains (1966) - Elliott Webster
- Devil's Gate (1965) - Martin - Prisoner
- Coffin for a Coward (1963) - Clint Rogers
- The Breaking Point (1962) - Shad Cullen
1966
Laredo (TV Series) as
Dr. David Ingram
- Sound of Terror (1966) - Dr. David Ingram
1966
A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) as
Egan
- The Riley Brand (1966) - Egan
1961
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Tully / Dr. Michael Jons / Captain Moss Johnson
- Ride the Wind: Part 2 (1966) - Tully
- Ride the Wind: Part 1 (1966) - Tully
- The Decision (1962) - Dr. Michael Jons (as De Forest Kelley)
- The Honor of Cochise (1961) - Captain Moss Johnson
1965
Apache Uprising as
Toby Jack Saunders
1965
The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) as
Williams
- Uncle Jeff Needs You (1965) - Williams
1965
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue (1965) - Charlie
1965
Marriage on the Rocks as
Mr. Turner
1965
Town Tamer as
Guy Tavenner
1965
Black Spurs as
Sheriff Dal Nemo
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Gregg Wilson
- Question: Which One Has the Privilege? (1964) - Gregg Wilson
1964
Where Love Has Gone as
Sam Corwin
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Lt. Beldon / Ben Tully
- Man of Violence (1963) - Lt. Beldon
- Duel at Shiloh (1963) - Ben Tully
1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek as
Amos Troop (as De Forest Kelley)
1963
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Phil Wingate
- 88 Bars (1963) - Phil Wingate
1963
The Dakotas (TV Series) as
Martin Volet
- Reformation at Big Nose Butte (1963) - Martin Volet
1963
The Gallant Men (TV Series) as
Col. Davenport
- A Taste of Peace (1963) - Col. Davenport
1962
Laramie (TV Series) as
Jack / Bart Collins
- The Unvanquished (1963) - Jack
- Gun Duel (1962) - Bart Collins
1962
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Deakin
- The Treasure (1962) - Deakin
1961
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Bob Harcourt Jr. / H. Norbert Willis
- 1800 Days to Justice (1962) - Bob Harcourt Jr.
- The Clover Throne (1961) - H. Norbert Willis
1961
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Peter Thorpe
- The Case of the Unwelcome Bride (1961) - Peter Thorpe (as De Forest Kelley)
1961
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
Bob Tully
- The Fixer (1961) - Bob Tully
1961
Shannon (TV Series) as
Carlyle
- The Pickup (1961) - Carlyle
1961
Stagecoach West (TV Series) as
Lt. Clarke / Clay Henchard
- The Big Gun (1961) - Lt. Clarke
- Image of a Man (1961) - Clay Henchard
1961
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Brock Martin
- No Amnesty for Death (1961) - Brock Martin
1961
The Deputy (TV Series) as
Farley Styles
- The Means and the End (1961) - Farley Styles
1960
Lawman (TV Series) as
Bent Carr / Sam White
- The Squatters (1961) - Bent Carr
- The Thimblerigger (1960) - Sam White (as DeForrest Kelley)
1960
Coronado 9 (TV Series) as
Shep Harlow / Frank Briggs
- Run, Shep, Run (1961) - Shep Harlow (as De Forrest Kelley)
- Loser's Circle (1960) - Frank Briggs
1961
Assignment: Underwater (TV Series) as
Barney
- Affair in Tokyo (1961) - Barney
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Captain Cole Scofield
- Captain Scofield (1961) - Captain Cole Scofield
1961
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Alex Jeffords
- Listen to the Nightingale (1961) - Alex Jeffords
1960
Two Faces West (TV Series) as
Vern Cleary
- Fallen Gun (1960) - Vern Cleary
1960
Markham (TV Series) as
Danny Standish
- Counterpoint (1960) - Danny Standish
1958
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) as
Jake Britin / Marshal
- 333 Montgomery (1960) - Jake Britin
- Johnny Risk (1958) - Marshal
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Swain / Logan Wheeler / Sherm Pickard / ...
- Calico Bait (1960) - Swain
- Shadow of a Dead Man (1958) - Logan Wheeler
- Village of Fear (1957) - Sherm Pickard
- Stage for Tucson (1956) - Les Porter
1960
Johnny Midnight (TV Series) as
David Lawton
- The Inner Eye (1960) - David Lawton
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) as
Kenneth Porter / Sheriff
- The Adjuster (1959) - Kenneth Porter
- The Limping Man (1959) - Sheriff
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Sam King
- Apache Trail (1959) - Sam King (as De Forest Kelley)
1959
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Silas Morgan
- Elfego Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid (1959) - Silas Morgan (uncredited)
1959
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Johnson
- Station Six (1959) - Johnson
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Ollie Tate / Sheriff Steve Pax
- The Empty Cell (1959) - Ollie Tate
- Secret Ballot (1959) - Sheriff Steve Pax
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Tom Dooley / Ed Crow / Brock Childers / ...
- Quiet Night in Porter (1959) - Tom Dooley
- Hard Lines (1959) - Ed Crow
- The Jailbreak (1958) - Brock Childers
- End of an Outlaw (1957) - Perry Grimes
1959
21 Beacon Street (TV Series) as
George Manning
- The Hostage (1959) - George Manning
1959
Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Philip Conroy / Eddie Robbins
- Bride and Doom (1959) - Philip Conroy
- I Ain't Talkin' (1959) - Eddie Robbins
1959
The Lineup (TV Series)
- The Chloroform Murder Case (1959)
1959
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Graham Jones
- The Patient Skeleton (1959) - Graham Jones
1959
Warlock as
Curley Burne (as De Forest Kelley)
1959
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) as
Charles Barron / El Halcon
- Son of the Hawk (1959) - Charles Barron / El Halcon
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Slate Prell
- Incident at Barker Springs (1959) - Slate Prell (as DeForrest Kelley)
1959
Northwest Passage (TV Series) as
David Cooper
- Death Rides the Wind (1959) - David Cooper (as De Forest Kelley)
1959
Special Agent 7 (TV Series) as
Martin
- Border Masquerade (1959) - Martin
1959
26 Men (TV Series) as
Ed Lacy
- Trail of Revenge (1959) - Ed Lacy
1959
The Californians (TV Series) as
Joe Girard
- The Painted Lady (1959) - Joe Girard (uncredited)
1958
The Rough Riders (TV Series) as
Lance
- The Nightbinders (1958) - Lance
1958
Steve Canyon (TV Series) as
Radar Major
- Operation Jettison (1958) - Radar Major
1958
The Law and Jake Wade as
Wexler (as De Forest Kelley)
1957
M Squad (TV Series) as
Police Sgt. Miller / Detective
- Hideout (1958) - Detective
- Diamond Hard (1957) - Police Sgt. Miller
- Pete Loves Mary (1957) - Police Sgt. Miller
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Lt. Comm. Enright / Ferrara / Commander Dempsey
- The Archerfish Spits Straight (1958) - Lt. Comm. Enright
- The Gar Story (1957) - Ferrara
- The U.S.S. Spearfish Delivers (1957) - Commander Dempsey
1957
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Lambert
- Point of No Return (1958)
- The Edge of Innocence (1957) - Lambert
1957
Boots and Saddles (TV Series) as
Merriweather
- The Marquis of Donnybrook (1957) - Merriweather
1957
Raintree County as
Southern Officer
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Percival St. Clair / Carter
- The Hiding of Black Bill (1957) - Percival St. Clair (as DeForrest Kelly)
- Fog in Santone (1957) - Carter
1957
The Web (TV Series) as
Detective Lt. Johnny Wright
- Kill and Run (1957) - Detective Lt. Johnny Wright
1957
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jordan Haig
- Hands of the Enemy (1957) - Jordan Haig
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Sgt. Reason
- Oil Well Incident (1957) - Sgt. Reason
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as
Morgan Earp
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Captain Smithwick / Corporal
- Nightmare Off Brooklyn (1957) - Captain Smithwick (as De Forrest Kelley)
- Cigar-Box John (1957) - Corporal
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Dr. Robert Taber
- An Eye for an Eye (1957) - Dr. Robert Taber
1955
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Milo Barton / Matt Brander / Captain Hall, M.D.
- Survival in Box Canyon (1956) - Dr. Milo Barton
- The Long Day (1955) - Matt Brander
- Y..O..R..D.. (1955) - Captain Hall, M.D.
1956
Tension at Table Rock as
Jim Breck
1953
You Are There (TV Series) as
Soldier / Al Hammill / Maj. Bremen / ...
- The Fall of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861) (1956)
- The Heroism of Clara Barton (September 17, 1862) (1956) - Soldier
- Spindletop - The First Great Texas Oil Strike (January 10, 1901) (1955) - Al Hammill
- Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793) (1955) - Maj. Bremen
- The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881) (1955) - Ike Clanton
- The Rescue of the American Prisoners from Santo Tomas (February 3, 1945) (1955)
- The Surrender of Corregidor (May 6, 1942) (1954)
- The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown (1953)
- The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865) (1953) - Lt. Col. Everton Conger
1956
Strange Stories (TV Series) as
Harvey Harris
- Such a Nice Little Girl (1956) - Harvey Harris
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as
Medic (uncredited)
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Will Bailey
- Indian Scout (1956) - Will Bailey (as DeForrest Kelley)
1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Frank Lawson
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1955) - Frank Lawson
1955
The View from Pompey's Head as
Jim Foster - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Alfred / Ted Lance
- Vacation with Pay (1955) - Alfred
- Storm Signal (1954) - Ted Lance
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Dr. Michael Wells
- The Iris Millar Story (1955) - Dr. Michael Wells
1955
Illegal as
Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly)
1955
House of Bamboo as
Charlie (uncredited)
1955
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Pilot
- Decision (1955) - Pilot
1953
City Detective (TV Series) as
Hartfield / Benjamin
- Crazy Like a Fox (1954) - Hartfield
- An Old Man's Gold (1953) - Benjamin
1954
Mayor of the Town (TV Series) as
Nash / Tracey
- The Poet (1954) - Nash
- Minnie's Job (1954) - Nash
- Long May It Wag (1954) - Tracey
1954
Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
- A Medal for Miss Walker (1954)
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Ralph Sanders
- The Murder Photo (1954) - Ralph Sanders
1953
Your Favorite Story (TV Series) as
John Ainslee
- Inside Out (1954)
- Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird (1954) - John Ainslee
- The Man Who Sold His Shadow (1953)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Nick Kohler / Ted Hopkins
- The Las Vegas Story (1954) - Nick Kohler
- The Murder Story (1954) - Ted Hopkins (as De Forrest Kelley)
1954
Duffy of San Quentin as
Eddie Lee - Police Detective (uncredited)
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Bob Vogelin / Lloyd Allen
- Shipper, Beware - Bob Vogelin
- The Race - Lloyd Allen
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jeff
- Frozen Escape (1953) - Jeff (as Deforest Kelley)
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) as
Bert Dexter
- Dreams Never Lie (1953) - Bert Dexter
1949
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Doctor Barnes / Sheriff / Bob Kittredge
- Death in the Forest (1953) - Doctor Barnes (as De Forest Kelley)
- Gold Train (1950) - Sheriff (as De Forest Kelley)
- The Legion of Old Timers (1949) - Bob Kittredge (as De Forest Kelley)
1953
Taxi as
Fred (uncredited)
1952
Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV Series)
- The Hand of St. Pierre
1952
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Breakaway (1952)
1950
Studio One (TV Series) as
Bob Philo
- The Last Cruise (1950) - Bob Philo
1950
The Men as
Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
1949
Life of St. Paul Series as
Aram
1949
Malaya as
Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
1949
Duke of Chicago as
'Ace' Martin
1948
Canon City as
Smalley
1948
Gypsy Holiday (Short) as
Carl Romano (as DeForrest Kelley)
1947
Public Prosecutor (TV Series) as
Danny Watson
- The Case of the Man Who Wasn't There (1947) - Danny Watson (as De Forest Kelley)
1947
Beyond Our Own as
Bob Rogers
1947
Variety Girl as
Bob Kirby
1946
Fear in the Night as
Vince Grayson
1945
Time to Kill (Short) as
Peter
Soundtrack
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" - uncredited)
1959
Warlock (performer: "Cindy")
Thanks
2001
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (Video documentary) (in memory of - as De Kelley)
Self
2006
40 Years of Star Trek (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2000
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self (In Memoriam)
1997
Trekkies (Documentary) as
Self
1997
Hollywood Commandos (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1995
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (Video documentary) as
Self
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1991
Lost in Space 25th Anniversary Tribute (Video documentary) as
Self
1991
Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (TV Special documentary) as
Self
1991
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1982
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly (1982) - Self
1980
Temps X (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 15 March 1980 (1980) - Self
1980
Clapper Board (TV Series) as
Self
- William Shatner (1980) - Self
1975
The Star Trek Dream (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1966
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 September 1966 (1966) - Self
Archive Footage
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Trekking through the '70s - Phase II and The Motion Picture (2021) - Self
- Lucy Loves Trek (2021) - Self
2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) as
Leonard McCoy
- Julianna Margulies/Toby Keith (2021) - Leonard McCoy
2021
L'Histoire nous le dira (Podcast Series)
- La série qui a brisé des tabous: Star Trek (2021)
2019
The Directors (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- John Sturges (2019) - Self (uncredited)
2019
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
2019
Woman in Motion (Documentary) as
Dr. Leonard McCoy (uncredited)
2018
Deep Fat Fried (Podcast Series) as
Self
- STAR TREK = DEEP FAT FRIED (2018) - Self
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (Documentary)
2016
For the Love of Spock (Documentary) as
Dr. McCoy (uncredited)
2016
Star Trek Timelines (Video Game) as
Leonard McCoy (uncredited)
2014
The Sixties (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Dr. McCoy
- When Television Came of Age (2014) - Dr. McCoy
2013
The Real Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Star Trek (2013) - Self (uncredited)
2012
Skrip featuring Social Club and Alex Medina: Illogical (Music Video) as
Leonard McCoy
2012
Road Trek 2011 (Short) as
Dr. McCoy
2012
Nostalgia Critic (TV Series) as
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- Star Trek: Generations (2012) - Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2011
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (Video short) as
Dr. Bones
2011
Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century (Video documentary short) as
Bones
2011
5 Second Movies (TV Series short) as
Dr. McCoy
- Star Trek 11 (2011) - Dr. McCoy
2011
Pioneers of Television (TV Series documentary) as
Self / Dr. McCoy in Star Trek
- Science Fiction (2011) - Self / Dr. McCoy in Star Trek
2010
Watchman Video Broadcast (TV Series) as
Dr. McCoy
- The Identification Mark of the Beast and Biometrics (2010) - Dr. McCoy (uncredited)
2010
Star Trek Online (Video Game) as
Leonard McCoy
2008
Nova (TV Series documentary) as
Dr. McCoy
- Hunting the Hidden Dimension (2008) - Dr. McCoy
2006
Timeshift (TV Series documentary) as
Dr. McCoy
- Parallel Worlds: A User's Guide (2006) - Dr. McCoy (uncredited)
2005
How William Shatner Changed the World (TV Movie documentary) as
Dr. McCoy
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy (Video documentary short) as
Dr. Bones
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (Video documentary short) as
Dr. Bones
2004
Reflections on Spock (Video documentary short) as
Dr. Bones
2004
Sci Fi Visionaries (Video documentary short) as
Dr. McCoy
2004
To Boldly Go ... Season One (Video documentary short) as
Bones
2003
Farewell: DeForest Kelley--A Tribute (TV Short documentary)
1999
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (TV Movie) as
Self / Doctor McCoy
1999
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1997
Captain Kirk and Crew: The Rehearsals & Blooper Tapes (Video documentary) as
Self
1996
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) as
Dr. McCoy
- Trials and Tribble-ations (1996) - Dr. McCoy
1996
The Greatest Show You Never Saw (TV Special documentary) as
Lab Chief Greene
1994
Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV Movie documentary) as
Admiral Leonard McCoy (uncredited)
1991
Showbiz Today (TV Series) as
McCoy
- Episode dated 1 May 1991 (1991) - McCoy
1984
Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (TV Movie documentary) as
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1983
Bloopers from 'Star Trek' and 'Laugh-In' (Video documentary short) as
Self
1979
'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' Teaser (Short) as
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
1972
The Bull of the West (TV Movie) as
Ben Tully
1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind as
Tully
1958
Frontier Justice (TV Series) as
Logan Wheeler / Les Porter
- Shadow of a Dead Man (1959) - Logan Wheeler
- Stage to Tucson (1958) - Les Porter

References

DeForest Kelley Wikipedia