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DeForest Kelley

(1920–1999) Television Actor United States

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DeForest Kelley was a television actor from the United States, best known for Let No Day Dawn That the Animals Cannot Share.

Quick Facts About DeForest Kelley

Born: January 20, 1920
Died: June 11, 1999
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Let No Day Dawn That the Animals Cannot Share

About DeForest Kelley

Jackson DeForest Kelley 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).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by DeForest Kelley

Star Trek is perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me, in a career sense.

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Best thing that ever happened to me

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I m up at 5 in the morning and in bed by 10 in the evening.

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Bed

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My ambition is peace and perfection.

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Ambition

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I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man.

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Aspiration

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The most important influence in my childhood was my father.

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Childhood

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I ran around with the other youngsters, hunting, fishing and raising tadpoles and all the rest.

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Fishing

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I liked Westerns for two reasons: First, it took the actor outside. They were all very physical at that time and not…

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Actor

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I think every actor injects some of his own personality into his parts. There's a great deal of myself in McCoy, a…

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Actor

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I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

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Any

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Star Trek has brought so much of what I want within my grasp.

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Astronomy

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I have deep feelings for the welfare and comfort of others.

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Comfort

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When I look back and think how fortunate I've been to work with some wonderful people and had some marvelous experiences, then…

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Coffee

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My father started me singing in church.

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Church

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The expense of a screen test is one reason why it's difficult to crash Hollywood.

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Difficult

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It was a perfectly average well- adjusted childhood, not a bit unlike that of millions of other individuals.

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Average

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I have been exposed to a great amount of temptation throughout the course of my career.

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Amount

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You see, I was the son of a baptist minister.

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Baptists

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I once aged 90 years old in one episode.

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Episodes

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I had fallen in love with California.

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California

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I'd wanted to become a doctor and couldn't - yet became the best known doctor in the galaxy.

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Become

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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,…

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Career

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When Gene first contacted me for 'Star Trek,' he gave me the part of Spock to read! I'm glad I didn't take…

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Astronomy

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I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.

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Actor

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I have considered myself a mature actor.

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Actors

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What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the…

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Around

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