DeForest Kelley

Oyuncu Doğum: 1920-01-20 • Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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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.

DeForest Kelley

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Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)

Beyond Our Own

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Uzay Yolu: Yeni Nesil

The Gallant Men

Star Trek

The Silent Service

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

Public Prosecutor

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Wonderful World of Disney

Perry Mason

The Pixar Story

Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

City Detective

Studio 57

Waterfront

Waterfront

City Detective

Uzay Yolu II: Han'ın Gazabı

Ride the Wind

Rawhide

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Fugitive

Tales of Wells Fargo

77 Sunset Strip

Uzay Yolu IV: Eve Yolculuk

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Uzay Yolu VI: Keşfedilmemiş Ülke

The Men

Vahşi Mücadele

Duke of Chicago

Time to Kill

Johnny Midnight

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

Malaya

Trackdown

Trackdown

Trackdown

Trackdown

A Man Called Shenandoah

Ironside

Korkunç Mücadele

Town Tamer

Taxi

Star Trek

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Merv Griffin Show

Waco

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Route 66

The Lone Ranger

Gunsmoke

Coronado 9

Stagecoach West

Coronado 9

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Laramie

Laramie

The Man from Blackhawk

Route 66

Kanlı Göç

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Uzay Yolu III: Spock'ı Ararken

Bat Masterson

Illegal

Variety Girl