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DeForest Kelley‌

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DeForest Kelley

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

DeForest Kelley

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1920-01-20

Popularity

star12.0

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Movie Credits

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture‌
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calendar 1979

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan‌
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calendar 1982

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock‌
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calendar 1984

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home‌
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calendar 1986

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier‌
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calendar 1989

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country‌
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calendar 1991

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo‌
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calendar 1955

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral‌
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calendar 1957

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night‌
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calendar 1947

Warlock

Warlock‌
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calendar 1959

Canon City

Canon City‌
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calendar 1948

Malaya

Malaya‌
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calendar 1949

The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade‌
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calendar 1958

Trekkies

Trekkies‌
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calendar 1997

Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus‌
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calendar 1972

Raintree County

Raintree County‌
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calendar 1957

Illegal

Illegal‌
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calendar 1955

Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone‌
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calendar 1964

Tension at Table Rock

Tension at Table Rock‌
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calendar 1956

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Gunfight at Comanche Creek‌
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calendar 1963

The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West‌
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calendar 1972

Variety Girl

Variety Girl‌
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calendar 1947

Duke of Chicago

Duke of Chicago‌
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calendar 1949

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story‌
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calendar 2007

Town Tamer

Town Tamer‌
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calendar 1965

The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head‌
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calendar 1955

Taxi

Taxi‌
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calendar 1953

Black Spurs

Black Spurs‌
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calendar 1965

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations‌
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calendar 1996

Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising‌
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calendar 1965

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories‌
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calendar 1995

A Conversation with DeForest Kelley

A Conversation with DeForest Kelley‌
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calendar 1993

The Star Trek Dream

The Star Trek Dream‌
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calendar 1975

William Shatner: Captain's Log

William Shatner: Captain's Log‌
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calendar 1994

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil‌
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calendar 1950

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special‌
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calendar 1991

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

Star Trek: A Captain's Log‌
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calendar 1994

Waco

Waco‌
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calendar 1966

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

Bonanza: Ride the Wind‌
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calendar 1966

The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence‌
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calendar 1957

Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin‌
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calendar 1954

40 Years of Star Trek

40 Years of Star Trek‌
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calendar 2006

Time to Kill

Time to Kill‌
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calendar 1945

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars‌
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calendar 1998

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault‌
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calendar 2016

Beyond Our Own

Beyond Our Own‌
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calendar 1947

The Men

The Men‌
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calendar 1950

Tv Credits

The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men‌
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calendar 1962

Star Trek

Star Trek‌
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calendar 1966

Trackdown

Trackdown‌
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calendar 1957

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred‌
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calendar 1961

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
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calendar 1987

Route 66

Route 66‌
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calendar 1960

Star Trek

Star Trek‌
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calendar 1973

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo‌
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calendar 1957

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger‌
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calendar 1949

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
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calendar 1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
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calendar 1957

Studio One

Studio One‌
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calendar 1948

Ironside

Ironside‌
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calendar 1967

Laredo

Laredo‌
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calendar 1965

Black Saddle

Black Saddle‌
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calendar 1959

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
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calendar 1959

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
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calendar 1963

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
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calendar 1955

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
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calendar 1962

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
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calendar 1957

M Squad

M Squad‌
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calendar 1957

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
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calendar 1958

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
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calendar 1955

You Are There

You Are There‌
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calendar 1953

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie‌
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calendar 1956

Navy Log

Navy Log‌
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calendar 1955

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive‌
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calendar 1958

The Dakotas

The Dakotas‌
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calendar 1963

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
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calendar 1958

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
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calendar 1959

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
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calendar 1952

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
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calendar 1956

City Detective

City Detective‌
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calendar 1953

Coronado 9

Coronado 9‌
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calendar 1960

26 Men

26 Men‌
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calendar 1957

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer‌
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calendar 1958

Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight‌
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calendar 1960

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
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calendar 1954

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West‌
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calendar 1960

Trackdown

Trackdown‌
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calendar 1957

M Squad

M Squad‌
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calendar 1957

Lawman

Lawman‌
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calendar 1958

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
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calendar 1957

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
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calendar 1962

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
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calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
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calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
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calendar 1956

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive‌
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calendar 1958

Bonanza

Bonanza‌
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calendar 1959

Bonanza

Bonanza‌
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calendar 1959

Bonanza

Bonanza‌
star7.5
calendar 1959

Public Defender

Public Defender‌
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calendar 1954

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
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calendar 1957

The Silent Service

The Silent Service‌
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calendar 1957

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
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calendar 1958

Studio 57

Studio 57‌
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calendar 1954

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days‌
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calendar 1952

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days‌
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calendar 1952

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days‌
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calendar 1952

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law‌
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calendar 1971

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf‌
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calendar 1954

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf‌
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calendar 1954