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Jackson DeForest Kelley, known to colleagues as "Dee", 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 (1966–1991).
Birth Name
Jackson DeForest Kelley
Born
Tuesday, 20 January 1920
Died
Friday, 11 June 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2021 |
| Woman in Motion | Dr. Leonard McCoy | 2021 |
| Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Self | 2019 |
| Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | (archive footage) | 2016 |
| For the Love of Spock | Dr. McCoy | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Leonard McCoy | 2015 |
| The Sixties | Dr. McCoy | 2013 |
| Watchman Video Broadcast | Dr. McCoy | 2009 |
| 5 Second Movies | Dr. McCoy | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. McCoy in Star Trek / Self | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2021 |
| Woman in Motion | Dr. Leonard McCoy | 2021 |
| Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Self | 2019 |
| Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | (archive footage) | 2016 |
| For the Love of Spock | Dr. McCoy | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Leonard McCoy | 2015 |
| The Sixties | Dr. McCoy | 2013 |
| Watchman Video Broadcast | Dr. McCoy | 2009 |
| 5 Second Movies | Dr. McCoy | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. McCoy in Star Trek / Self | 2008 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2007 |
| How William Shatner Changed the World | Dr. McCoy | 2005 |
| The Real Story | Self | 2003 |
| Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments | Self / Doctor McCoy | 1999 |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Viking 1 / Viking 1 (voice) | 1998 |
| Trekkies | Himself / Self | 1997 |
| Hollywood Commandos | Self | 1997 |
| William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Self | 1995 |
| Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Himself / Self | 1994 |
| Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation | Admiral Leonard McCoy | 1994 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Dr. McCoy | 1993 |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1991 |
| Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991 |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1989 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Adm. Leonard McCoy | 1987 |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1986 |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1984 |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1982 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Dr. McCoy / Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 1979 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Prof. Hal Schaffer | 1979 |
| Nova | Dr. McCoy (archive footage) | 1974 |
| The Cowboys | Jack Potter | 1974 |
| Star Trek: The Animated Series | Leonard McCoy (voice) / Dr. McCoy | 1973 |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Dr. Goldstone | 1972 |
| Night of the Lepus | Elgin Clark | 1972 |
| The Bull of the West | Ben Tully | 1972 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Frank Slater | 1971 |
| The Silent Force | Curston | 1970 |
| Room 222 | Matt Silverton | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Parrish | 1969 |
| Ironside | Mr. Fowler | 1967 |
| Police Story | Lab Chief Greene | 1967 |
| Star Trek | Dr. McCoy | 1966 |
| Waco | Bill Rile | 1966 |
| Apache Uprising | Toby Jack Saunders | 1965 |
| Marriage on the Rocks | Mr. Turner | 1965 |
| Laredo | Dr. David Ingram | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Egan | 1965 |
| Town Tamer | Guy Tavenner | 1965 |
| Black Spurs | Sheriff Dal Nemo | 1965 |
| Where Love Has Gone | Sam Corwin | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Gregg Wilson | 1964 |
| Gunfight at Comanche Creek | Amos Troop | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Charlie | 1963 |
| The Gallant Men | Col. Davenport | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Lt. Beldon / Ben Tully | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Martin Volet | 1962 |
| Shannon | Carlyle | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Bob Tully | 1961 |
| Two Faces West | Vern Cleary | 1960 |
| Route 66 | H. Norbert Willis / Bob Harcourt Jr. | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Lt. Clarke / Clay Henchard | 1960 |
| Assignment: Underwater | Barney | 1960 |
| Coronado 9 | Shep Harlow / Frank Briggs | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | David Lawton | 1960 |
| Laramie | Bart Collins / Jack | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Alex Jeffords | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Farley Styles | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Tully / Dr. Michael Jons / Captain Moss Johnson | 1959 |
| 21 Beacon Street | George Manning | 1959 |
| Markham | Danny Standish | 1959 |
| Warlock | Curley Burne | 1959 |
| Special Agent 7 | Martin | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Sam King | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Slate Prell | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Phil Wingate | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Brock Martin | 1958 |
| Lawman | Sam White / Bent Carr | 1958 |
| The Rough Riders | Lance | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Charles Barron / El Halcon | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Williams | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | David Cooper | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Radar Major | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Steve Pax / Ollie Tate | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Les Porter / Logan Wheeler | 1958 |
| The Law and Jake Wade | Wexler | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Eddie Robbins / Philip Conroy | 1958 |
| Raintree County | Southern Officer | 1957 |
| 26 Men | Ed Lacy | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Jake Britin / Marshal | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Brock Childers / Ed Crow / Perry Grimes / Tom Dooley | 1957 |
| The Californians | Joe Girard | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Peter Thorpe | 1957 |
| M Squad | Police Sgt. Miller / Detective | 1957 |
| Boots and Saddles | Merriweather | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Deakin | 1957 |
| The Web | Detective Lt. Johnny Wright | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Kenneth Porter / Sheriff | 1957 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Morgan Earp | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Lt. Comm. Enright / Ferrara / Commander Dempsey | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Sgt. Reason | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Captain Cole Scofield | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Les Porter / Logan Wheeler / Sherm Pickard / Swain | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Lambert | 1956 |
| Tension at Table Rock | Jim Breck | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Dr. Robert Taber | 1956 |
| The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Medic | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Graham Jones | 1956 |
| The View from Pompey's Head | Jim Foster - Hotel Clerk | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Frank Lawson / Alan Brecker | 1955 |
| Illegal | Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly) / Edward Clary | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Captain Smithwick / Corporal | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Will Bailey | 1955 |
| House of Bamboo | Charlie | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Matt Brander / Dr. Milo Barton / Captain Hall, M.D. | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Dr. Michael Wells | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Silas Morgan | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Ted Lance / Alfred | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Ted Hopkins / Nick Kohler | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Mr. Sanders | 1954 |
| Duffy of San Quentin | Eddie Lee - Police Detective / Eddie Lee | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Bob Vogelin / Lloyd Allen | 1954 |
| Mayor of the Town | Nash / Tracey | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Jeff | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Pilot | 1953 |
| City Detective | Hartfield / Benjamin | 1953 |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | Bert Dexter | 1953 |
| You Are There | Al Hammill / Ike Clanton / Lt. Col. Everton Conger / Maj. Bremen / Soldier | 1953 |
| Taxi | Fred | 1953 |
| Death Valley Days | Shad Cullen / Martin - Prisoner / Elliott Webster / Clint Rogers | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Jordan Haig | 1951 |
| The Men | Dr. Sherman | 1950 |
| Malaya | Lt. Glenson | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Bob Kittredge / Doctor Barnes / Sheriff | 1949 |
| Duke of Chicago | 'Ace' Martin | 1949 |
| Studio One | Bob Philo | 1948 |
| Canon City | Smalley | 1948 |
| Variety Girl | Bob Kirby | 1947 |
| Fear in the Night | Vince Grayson | 1946 |
