Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise Star Trek. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original Star Trek series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the animated Star Trek series, in six Star Trek films, in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and in numerous books, comics, and video games. A decade after Kelley's death, Karl Urban assumed the role of McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film in 2009.
DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy in a publicity photograph for the original Star Trek series
Karl Urban as McCoy in Star Trek (2009)
Jackson DeForest Kelley, known to colleagues as "Dee", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and achieved international fame as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek (1966–1991).
Publicity photo of DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy from the television program Star Trek
Ann Doran and Kelley in Fear in the Night in 1947
Kelley visiting NASA Dryden with the Star Trek cast and crew in 1967
Kelley at Star Trek convention in 1988