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DeForest Kelley

1920 - 1999

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Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in film and television Westerns and achieved international fame as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek (1966–1991). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. DeForest Kelley is the 1,998th most popular actor (down from 1,410th in 2019), the 3,567th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,413th in 2019) and the 975th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, DeForest Kelley ranks 1,998 out of 13,578. Before him are Eric Campbell, Marcel Iureș, Bea Arthur, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Sean Young, and Mala Sinha. After him are Lilian Harvey, William Atherton, Sal Mineo, Hannah Chaplin, Marie Dubois, and Christian Marquand.

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Among people born in 1920, DeForest Kelley ranks 154. Before him are Heinz Kessler, Delbert Mann, Martine Carol, Philippa Foot, Josefa Iloilo, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell. After him are John O'Connor, Amet-khan Sultan, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Hannie Schaft, Mohammed Dib, and Schubert Gambetta. Among people deceased in 1999, DeForest Kelley ranks 92. Before him are Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Yuri Knorozov, Roy Chiao, Sylvia Sidney, Peko Dapčević, and Michel Petrucciani. After him are Pierre Bézier, Ron Wyatt, Curtis Mayfield, Alphonse Matejka, Heinz G. Konsalik, and David Ogilvy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DeForest Kelley ranks 3,567 out of 20,380. Before him are Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), Bea Arthur (1922), Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), Eben Alexander (1953), Sean Young (1959), and Stephen Stills (1945). After him are John O'Connor (1920), Barry Goldwater (1909), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Joseph Valachi (1904), William Atherton (1947), and Kate Chopin (1850).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, DeForest Kelley ranks 975. Before him are Brooke Adams (1949), Charlotte Cushman (1816), Bill Nunn (1953), Esther Williams (1921), Bea Arthur (1922), and Sean Young (1959). After him are William Atherton (1947), Sal Mineo (1939), Frank Morgan (1890), Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), and Edmond O'Brien (1915).

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