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DeForest Kelley

DeForest Kelley

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1920-01-20

Birth Place

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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26 Men

1957

4.2

TV
40 Years of Star Trek

40 Years of Star Trek

2006

4.3

Movie
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77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Conversation with DeForest Kelley

A Conversation with DeForest Kelley

1993

0.0

Movie
Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising

1965

6.6

Movie
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Bat Masterson

1958

6.3

TV
Beyond Our Own

Beyond Our Own

1947

0.0

Movie
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Black Saddle

1959

6.0

TV
Black Spurs

Black Spurs

1965

6.0

Movie
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Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Bonanza: Ride the Wind

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

6.7

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Cain's Hundred

1961

4.7

TV
Canon City

Canon City

1948

6.0

Movie
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Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
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City Detective

1953

0.0

TV
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Coronado 9

1960

6.0

TV
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Death Valley Days

1952

6.4

TV
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

5.5

TV
Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin

1954

6.0

Movie
Duke of Chicago

Duke of Chicago

1949

0.0

Movie
Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

1947

5.4

Movie
Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

1963

5.4

Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

7.0

Movie
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Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
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Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

6.1

Movie
Illegal

Illegal

1955

6.4

Movie
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Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
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Johnny Midnight

1960

0.0

TV
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Laredo

1965

6.3

TV
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Lawman

1958

5.4

TV
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M Squad

1957

5.2

TV
Malaya

Malaya

1949

6.5

Movie
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Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958

6.6

TV
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Navy Log

1955

4.5

TV
Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus

1972

4.4

Movie
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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

6.3

TV
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Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
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Public Defender

1954

5.0

TV
Raintree County

Raintree County

1957

6.3

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Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

6.2

TV
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Riverboat

1959

6.2

TV
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Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

1950

0.0

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Stagecoach West

1960

6.0

TV
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Star Trek

1966

8.0

TV
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Star Trek

1973

6.8

TV
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

7.5

Movie
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

6.6

Movie
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

7.1

Movie
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

5.7

Movie
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

7.0

Movie
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

5.7

Movie
Star Trek: A Captain's Log

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

1994

5.5

Movie
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

5.7

Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979

6.5

Movie
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Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

8.4

TV
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Studio 57

1954

0.0

TV
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Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
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Tales of Wells Fargo

1957

6.8

TV
Taxi

Taxi

1953

6.4

Movie
Tension at Table Rock

Tension at Table Rock

1956

5.8

Movie
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The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

3.7

TV
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998

5.6

Movie
The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West

1972

5.3

Movie
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The Dakotas

1963

5.7

TV
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The Donna Reed Show

1958

6.3

TV
The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

1957

0.0

Movie
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The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
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The Gallant Men

1962

6.0

TV
The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

1958

6.6

Movie
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The Lone Ranger

1949

6.8

TV
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The Lone Wolf

1954

7.0

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

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

1996

0.0

Movie
The Men

The Men

1950

7.0

Movie
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The Millionaire

1955

5.0

TV
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

7.5

Movie
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The Silent Service

1957

0.0

TV
The Star Trek Dream

The Star Trek Dream

1975

1.0

Movie
The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head

1955

3.5

Movie
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The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
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The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
Time to Kill

Time to Kill

1945

0.0

Movie
Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965

6.4

Movie
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Trackdown

1957

6.4

TV
Trekkies

Trekkies

1997

6.3

Movie
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

6.1

Movie
Waco

Waco

1966

6.4

Movie
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Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
Warlock

Warlock

1959

6.7

Movie
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

1964

6.1

Movie
William Shatner: Captain's Log

William Shatner: Captain's Log

1994

0.0

Movie
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

1995

4.3

Movie
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You Are There

1953

5.7

TV