Deforest Kelley Net Worth
Deforest Kelley Net Worth is
$5 Million
Deforest Kelley Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jackson DeForest Kelley 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. | Full Name | DeForest Kelley |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 20, 1920, Toccoa, Georgia, United States |
| Died | June 11, 1999, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Toccoa |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Poet, Screenwriter, Singer |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Carolyn Dowling (m. 1945–1999) |
| Parents | Clora Kelley, Ernest David Kelley |
| Siblings | Ernest Casey Kelley |
| Nicknames | Jackson DeForest Kelley , Kelley , DeForrest Kelley , DeForest Kelly , De Forest Kelley , De Forrest Kelley , De Kelley , De |
| Movies | Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Fear in the Night, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Night of the Lepus, Warlock, The Law and Jake W... |
| TV Shows | Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Original Series |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gruff voice with southern accent |
| 2 | Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek (1966) and six of the Star Trek films |
| 3 | Catchphrase: "It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim!" (When Captain Kirk inquired as to the health status of a being or patient who was in bad shape) |
| 4 | Catchphrase: "I'm a Doctor, not a..." said whenever McCoy was forced to do something he was unfamiliar with. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [to William Shatner, on his deathbed] Let's make just one more Star Trek movie! I sure miss making those movies! |
| 2 | I thoroughly enjoyed those years. I liked Westerns for two reasons: First, it took the actor outside. They were all very physical at that time and not limited to a stage. Second, they paid my rent an awful lot. |
| 3 | I'm very grateful for the career that I've had. And I'm very grateful for the experiences that Star Trek has afforded me along with my past background. When I look back and think how fortunate I've been to work with some wonderful people and had some marvelous experiences, then I can look at Star Trek and think it's almost like the cream on the coffee. I don't approach it as anything but a magnificent plus. |
| 4 | [on the Star Trek (1966) fans] They're the most devoted group of people and contrary to what people think, they don't have antennae coming out of their heads. |
| 5 | [on his life] I'd wanted to become a doctor and couldn't - yet became the best known doctor in the galaxy. |
| 6 | [on why he chose to play Dr. McCoy instead of Mr. Spock on Star Trek (1966)] I wouldn't have been anywhere near Leonard Nimoy. He's marvelous. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The American Ephemeris for the 20th Century shows that the sun did not enter the star sign Aquarius until 8:04 am Greenwich Mean Time, January 21st 1920. This would mean that a birth date of Jan. 20th, 1920 Eastern Standard Time (Toccoa, GA, USA) at any point in the day would make DeForest Kelley a Capricorn, and not an Aquarius. |
| 2 | Pictured as the character Dr. Leonard McCoy on one of a set of five Canadian commemorative postage stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the television series Star Trek (1966), issued May 5, 2016. Price on day of issue was 85¢. Other stamps in the set honored William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan and John Colicos. |
| 3 | Cousin of Calvert DeForest and Bebe Daniels. |
| 4 | Best known by the public (and by many sci-fi fans) for his role as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on the original Star Trek (1966) series. |
| 5 | Had played the same character (Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy) on three different series: Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). |
| 6 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 18, 1991. |
| 7 | He was an extremely low-key and private individual who preferred not to seek leading roles and not to be involved in the Hollywood lifestyle. |
| 8 | When Star Trek (1966) first aired, he had - unlike most of his co-stars - already been a professional actor for more than 20 years (although he did not look that at the time, he was more than a decade older than most of the cast). |
| 9 | He was very shy by nature and did not like appearing at conventions or doing television interviews. |
| 10 | He was very happy to learn in later years that his character Dr. McCoy had inspired many young people to become physicians. |
| 11 | He was the most well-liked of the Star Trek (1966) cast and the only one that no one had a feud with at any point. |
| 12 | He had English and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry. |
| 13 | He had originally wanted to be a doctor. |
| 14 | The oldest cast member of the original Star Trek (1966) series. |
| 15 | Attended and graduated from Decatur High School in Decatur, Georgia (1936). |
| 16 | His personal favorite Star Trek (1966) episode was Star Trek: The Empath (1968). |
| 17 | Often mistakenly billed as Kelly de Forrest. |
| 18 | He played a medic in the drama film The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956). Foreshadowing things to come, his character says, "This man is dead, Captain". |
| 19 | Inspired many fans to take up medicine. He and his wife visited one of them after graduating from medical school, after receiving an invitation. |
| 20 | Had a great love of poetry, both reading and writing that. Later in life, he used to charm Star Trek convention audiences with three poems about Gene Roddenberry ("The Great Bird of the Galaxy") and the Star Trek franchise. They were called "The Big Bird's Dream", "The Dream Goes On" and "The Dream Forever". |
| 21 | The tagline "I'm a doctor, not a..." has been quoted in almost every incarnation of Star Trek (1966) on film and television. |
| 22 | Shortly after Mr. Kelley's passing, "He's dead, Jim" was forever memorialized by being added in tribute to Dr. McCoy for two 1999 video games: StarCraft: Brood War (1998) and Shatner-oids, a spoof of the classic Atari game "Asteroids". |
| 23 | A veteran of television and film Westerns, he has portrayed two different participants in the legendary 1881 O.K. Corral gunfight between the Earps and the Clantons. In 1955, he played Ike Clanton in an episode of the television series You Are There (1953), and in 1957, he played Morgan Earp in the film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). On Star Trek (1966), the USS Enterprise away team beam onto a planet and he again finds himself at the O.K. Corral, playing Tom McLaury. |
| 24 | Was the first primary cast member from the original Star Trek (1966) series to pass away. |
| 25 | He told close friends that he always felt more comfortable in Westerns than science fiction. |
| 26 | Reportedly disliked doing Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) because he was never recording his lines at the same time as William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Kelley did not like this because he never got to interact with them and develop any rapport, which made reading his lines all the more difficult. |
| 27 | Of the four main Star Trek (1966) cast members (the others being William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and James Doohan), he is the only one who never appeared in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), The Twilight Zone (1959) or The Outer Limits (1963). |
| 28 | The Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) character, Admiral Maxwell Forrest played by Vaughn Armstrong, is named after him. |
| 29 | Was the only cast member from the original Star Trek (1966) series never to write an autobiography. |
| 30 | Shortly before his death, he won the "Golden Cowboy Boot" award, honoring his earlier work in Westerns. |
| 31 | Made both his first (episode Star Trek: The Corbomite Maneuver (1966)) and last (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)) "Star Trek" appearances with Nichelle Nichols. |
| 32 | He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. |
| 33 | One of 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original Star Trek (1966) up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and then in one of the spin-offs. |
| 34 | Before landing the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy, he was offered the choice to play Mr. Spock. Years later, he played both for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1970 | TV Series | Parrish |
| The Silent Force | 1970 | TV Series | Curston |
| Ironside | 1970 | TV Series | Mr. Fowler |
| Star Trek | 1966-1969 | TV Series | Dr. McCoy |
| Police Story | 1967 | TV Movie | Lab Chief Greene |
| Waco | 1966 | Bill Rile | |
| Death Valley Days | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Elliott Webster / Martin - Prisoner / Clint Rogers / ... |
| Laredo | 1966 | TV Series | Dr. David Ingram |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | 1966 | TV Series | Egan |
| Bonanza | 1961-1966 | TV Series | Tully / Dr. Michael Jons / Captain Moss Johnson |
| Apache Uprising | 1965 | Toby Jack Saunders | |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1965 | TV Series | Williams |
| The Fugitive | 1965 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Marriage on the Rocks | 1965 | Mr. Turner | |
| Town Tamer | 1965 | Guy Tavenner | |
| Black Spurs | 1965 | Sheriff Dal Nemo | |
| Slattery's People | 1964 | TV Series | Gregg Wilson |
| Where Love Has Gone | 1964 | Sam Corwin | |
| The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series | Lt. Beldon / Ben Tully |
| Gunfight at Comanche Creek | 1963 | Amos Troop (as De Forest Kelley) | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1963 | TV Series | Phil Wingate |
| The Dakotas | 1963 | TV Series | Martin Volet |
| The Gallant Men | 1963 | TV Series | Col. Davenport |
| Laramie | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Jack / Bart Collins |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1962 | TV Series | Deakin |
| Route 66 | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Bob Harcourt Jr. / H. Norbert Willis |
| Perry Mason | 1961 | TV Series | Peter Thorpe |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | TV Series | Tully |
| Shannon | 1961 | TV Series | Carlyle |
| Stagecoach West | 1961 | TV Series | Lieutenant Clarke / Clay Henchard |
| Bat Masterson | 1961 | TV Series | Brock Martin |
| The Deputy | 1961 | TV Series | Farley Styles |
| Lawman | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Bent Carr / Sam White |
| Coronado 9 | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Shep Harlow / Frank Briggs |
| Assignment: Underwater | 1961 | TV Series | Barney |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 1961 | TV Series | Captain Cole Scoville |
| Riverboat | 1961 | TV Series | Alex Jeffords |
| Two Faces West | 1960 | TV Series | Vern Cleary |
| Markham | 1960 | TV Series | Danny Standish |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Jake Brittin / Marshal |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1956-1960 | TV Series | Swain / Logan Wheeler / Sherm Pickard / ... |
| Johnny Midnight | 1960 | TV Series | David Lawton |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | 1959 | TV Series | Kenneth Porter / Sheriff |
| Black Saddle | 1959 | TV Series | Sam King |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1959 | TV Series | Silas Morgan |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1959 | TV Series | Ollie Tate / Sheriff Steve Pax |
| Trackdown | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Tom Dooley / Ed Crow / Brock Childers / ... |
| 21 Beacon Street | 1959 | TV Series | George Manning |
| The Lineup | 1959 | TV Series | |
| State Trooper | 1959 | TV Series | Graham Jones |
| Warlock | 1959 | Curley Burne (as De Forest Kelley) | |
| Rawhide | 1959 | TV Series | Slate Prell |
| Northwest Passage | 1959 | TV Series | David Cooper |
| Special Agent 7 | 1959 | TV Series | Martin |
| 26 Men | 1959 | TV Series | Ed Lacy |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | 1959 | TV Series | Charles Barron / El Halcon |
| Mike Hammer | 1959 | TV Series | Eddie Robbins / Philip Conroy |
| The Rough Riders | 1958 | TV Series | Lance |
| Steve Canyon | 1958 | TV Series | Radar Major |
| The Law and Jake Wade | 1958 | Wexler (as De Forest Kelley) | |
| M Squad | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Police Sgt. Miller / Detective |
| The Silent Service | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Lt. Comm. Enright / Ferrara / Commander Dempsey |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Lambert |
| Boots and Saddles | 1957 | TV Series | Merriweather |
| Raintree County | 1957 | Southern Officer | |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | 1957 | TV Series | |
| The Web | 1957 | TV Series | Detective Lt. Johnny Wright |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1957 | TV Series | Jordan Haig |
| Code 3 | 1957 | TV Series | Deputy Don Reason |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | 1957 | Morgan Earp | |
| Navy Log | 1957 | TV Series | Captain Smithwick / Corporal |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1957 | TV Series | Dr. Robert Taber |
| Science Fiction Theatre | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Dr. Milo Barton / Matt Brander / Captain Hall, M.D. |
| Tension at Table Rock | 1956 | Jim Breck | |
| You Are There | 1953-1956 | TV Series | Soldier / Al Hammill / Maj. Bremen / ... |
| Strange Stories | 1956 | TV Series | Harvey Harris |
| The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | 1956 | Medic (uncredited) | |
| Matinee Theatre | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Alan Brecker |
| Gunsmoke | 1956 | TV Series | Will Bailey |
| The View from Pompey's Head | 1955 | Jim Foster - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Studio 57 | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Alfred / Ted Lance |
| The Millionaire | 1955 | TV Series | Dr. Michael Wells |
| Illegal | 1955 | Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly) | |
| House of Bamboo | 1955 | Charlie (uncredited) | |
| Mayor of the Town | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Nash / Tracey |
| Cavalcade of America | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Public Defender | 1954 | TV Series | Mr. Sanders |
| Your Favorite Story | 1953-1954 | TV Series | John Ainslee |
| The Lone Wolf | 1954 | TV Series | Nick Kohler / Ted Hopkins |
| Duffy of San Quentin | 1954 | Eddie Lee - Police Detective | |
| Waterfront | 1954 | TV Series | Bob Vogelin / Lloyd Allen |
| City Detective | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Hartfield / Benjamin |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | 1953 | TV Series | Jeff |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | TV Series | Bert Dexter |
| The Lone Ranger | 1949-1953 | TV Series | Dr. David Barnes / Sheriff / Bob Kittredge |
| Taxi | 1953 | Fred (uncredited) | |
| Your Jeweler's Showcase | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1950 | TV Series | Bob Philo |
| The Men | 1950 | Dr. Sherman (uncredited) | |
| Malaya | 1949 | Lt. Glenson (uncredited) | |
| Duke of Chicago | 1949 | 'Ace' Martin | |
| Life of St. Paul Series | 1949 | Aram | |
| Canon City | 1948 | Smalley | |
| Gypsy Holiday | 1948 | Short | Carl Romano (as DeForrest Kelley) |
| Beyond Our Own | 1947 | Bob Rogers | |
| Variety Girl | 1947 | Bob Kirby | |
| Fear in the Night | 1947 | Vince Grayson | |
| Public Prosecutor | 1947 | TV Series | Danny Watson |
| Time to Kill | 1945 | Short | Peter |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | 1998 | Video | Viking 1 (voice) |
| Star Trek: Judgment Rites | 1993 | Video Game | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy (voice) |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced | 1992 | Video Game | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy (voice) |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | McCoy | |
| Star Trek Adventure | 1991 | Short | Dr. McCoy |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1989 | McCoy | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1987 | TV Series | Admiral Leonard McCoy |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | McCoy | |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1984 | McCoy | |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | McCoy | |
| The Littlest Hobo | 1981 | TV Series | Prof. Hal Schaffer |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 | Dr. McCoy | |
| Star Trek: The Animated Series | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Dr. McCoy |
| The Cowboys | 1974 | TV Series | Jack Potter |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | 1973 | TV Series | Dr. Goldstone |
| Night of the Lepus | 1972 | Elgin Clark | |
| Room 222 | 1971 | TV Series | Matt Silverton |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971 | TV Series | Frank Slater |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1989 | performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | 2001 | Video documentary in memory of - as De Kelley |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trekkies | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Commandos | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek: A Captain's Log | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition | 1991 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Lost in Space 25th Anniversary Tribute | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 25 Years of Science Fiction | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | ctor 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' |
| Clapper Board | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Star Trek Dream | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Today | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Timelines | 2016 | Video Game | Leonard McCoy (uncredited) |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Dr. McCoy - Star Trek |
| The True Story | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Road Trek 2011 | 2012 | Short | Dr. McCoy |
| Nostalgia Critic | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| 5 Second Movies | 2011 | TV Series | Dr. McCoy |
| Pioneers of Television | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Dr. McCoy in Star Trek |
| Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories | 2011 | Video short | Dr. Bones |
| Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century | 2011 | Video short | Bones |
| Watchman Video Broadcast | 2010 | TV Series | Dr. McCoy |
| Nova | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Dr. McCoy |
| Timeshift | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Dr. McCoy |
| How William Shatner Changed the World | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Dr. McCoy |
| Birth of a Timeless Legacy | 2004 | Video short | Dr. Bones |
| Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | 2004 | Video short | Dr. Bones |
| Reflections on Spock | 2004 | Video short | Dr. Bones |
| Sci Fi Visionaries | 2004 | Video short | Dr. McCoy |
| To Boldly Go ... Season One | 2004 | Video short | Bones |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments | 1999 | TV Short | Himself / Doctor McCoy |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1996 | TV Series | Dr. McCoy |
| Showbiz Today | 1991 | TV Series | McCoy |
| Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| The Bull of the West | 1972 | TV Movie | Ben Tully |
| Frontier Justice | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Logan Wheeler / Les Porter |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | In Memoriam Award | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1991 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 18 December 1991. At 7021 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) |
Known for movies
Star Trek (1966-1969)
as Dr. McCoy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as McCoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
as McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
as Dr. McCoy