DeForest Kelley Add to My Celebs Age 79 (passed away Jun. 11th, 1999) Birthday Jan. 20th, 1920 Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA Height 5' 10"

DeForest Kelley's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Star Trek: The Next Generation Admiral Leo… Star Trek: The Original Series Doctor Leon… Star Trek: The Animated Series Doctor Leon… Aged Doctor… Laredo Dr. David I… M Squad Sergeant Mi… The Silent Service Lt. Cdr. Ja… Trackdown Tom Dooley Science Fiction Theatre M.D.

Main Movie Roles 1997 - Trekkies 1991 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1989 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1979 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1972 - Night of the Lepus 1959 - Warlock 1957 - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1956 - The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1955 - Illegal 1955 - House of Bamboo 1950 - The Men 1949 - Malaya 1947 - Fear in the Night

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

DeForest Kelley was born in Atlanta Georgia January 20, 1920. He graduated from highschool at 16 and went on to sing at the church where his father was a baptist minister.At seventeen he made his first trip outside the state to visit an uncle in Long Beach California, he intended to stay for 2 weeks but ended up staying a year. Upon returning home he told his parents he was moving to California to become an actor . His mother encouraged him but the idea didn't go over well with his father. In California Kelley was spotted by a Paramount scout while doing a Navy Training film. He went on acting in many westerns and eventually played the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy which changed his life forever.


TRIVIA:

• The _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv) character, Admiral Maxwell Forrest played by 'Vaughn Armstrong (I)' (qv), is named after him.
• Shortly before his death he won the "Golden Cowboy Boot" award, honoring his earlier work in westerns.
• Is one of only 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original Star Trek up to and including _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv) and then in one of the spin offs.
• He was cremated and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
• He told close friends that he always felt more comfortable in westerns then he did in science fiction.
• Was the first primary cast member from _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) to pass away.
• His personal favorite episode of _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) was "The Empath".
• Was the only original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) cast member never to write an autobiography.

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