DeForest Kelley
Jackson DeForest Kelley (
January 20,
1920 -
June 1,
1999) was a U.S
actor who was best known for his role as Dr.
Leonard 'Bones' McCoy in the
1966-
1969 television series Star Trek and the six subsequent Star Trek motion pictures. He also made a cameo appearance in the first episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Encounter at Farpoint.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, so the southern accent he occasionally affected in the character was not a fake. Kelley had had a career playing minor characters, chiefly in Western movies and TV Westerns prior to landing the part of 'Bones' McCoy.