Portrait of DeForest Kelley

Acting

DeForest Kelley

Career

Active from 1945 to 1991, busiest in 1947 and 1966 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Space Seed
Space Seed
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
DeForest Kelley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 4
  • Space Opera 2
  • Philosophical Themes 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Retro-Futuristic Aesthetic 2
  • Atmospheric 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title ยท average score 83
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as Leonard McCoy (archive footage)

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Viking 1 (voice)

Virtuosity
Virtuosity (1995)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dr. McCoy

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Admiral Leonard McCoy

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 57
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek
Star Trek (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Leonard McCoy (voice)

Night of the Lepus
Night of the Lepus (1972)
GoodWatch score 27

as Elgin Clark

The Bull of the West
The Bull of the West (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ben Tully

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Frank Slater

1960s

25 titles ยท average score 63
Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Matt Silverton

Space Seed
Space Seed (1967)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dr. McCoy

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Mr. Fowler

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dr. McCoy

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966)

as Tully

Laredo
Laredo (1965)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Dr. David Ingram

Where Love Has Gone
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sam Corwin

Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Amos Troop

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Charlie

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Ben Tully / Lt. Beldon

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Willis / Harcourt

Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lt. Clarke

1950s

55 titles ยท average score 67
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dr. Michael Jons / Captain Moss Johnson

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Slate Prell

The Law and Jake Wade
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wexler

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Mr. Williams

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Sheriff Steve Pax / Ollie Tate

Lawman
Lawman (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Bent Carr / Sam White

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Phil Wingate

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Peter Thorpe

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Deakin

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sherm Pickard / Les Porter

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Will Bailey

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil (1950)

as Ted

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 55
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Sheriff / Bob Kittredge

Malaya
Malaya (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lt. Glenson (uncredited)

Duke of Chicago
Duke of Chicago (1949)

as 'Ace' Martin

Ambassador for Christ
Ambassador for Christ (1949)

as Aram

Canon City
Canon City (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Smalley

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Bob Philo

Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Vince Grayson

Beyond Our Own
Beyond Our Own (1947)

as Bob Rogers

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bob Kirby

Public Prosecutor
Public Prosecutor (1947)

TV show ยท as Danny Watson

Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1945)

as Peter