A Conversation with DeForest Kelley, Star Trek's Dr. McCoy (1994)

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In 1994, Paul Rosa interviewed DeForest Kelley, Star Trek's "Dr. McCoy" at a convention in San Francisco. Until now, this interview has been archived. Paul has kindly allowed it to appear for the first time online on The Life Arts Network. Copyright PDR Film and Video.
DeForest's 2005 Biography: amzn.to/2XAxCt7
A more personal look at his life published in 2015: amzn.to/2XycwLW
An old out-of-print Biography: amzn.to/2PrThz0

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@blackhawks81H 2 жыл бұрын

The big 3...... Shatner/Kirk was the action, the swagger of the show.... Nimoy/Spock was the brains, intellect of the show.. But De Kelley was the damn SOUL of the show.

@dorothymcooper56 Жыл бұрын

OMG. YES...

@in2livinit 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Kelley created an unforgettable character, but the real character, was HIS Character. What a genuine decent humble person. RIP Sir

@davidfusco6600 3 ай бұрын

I saw DeForest Kelly at a Star Trek convention in Boston in 1976, what a nice guy, for me, he was the highlight of the the weekend.

@in2livinit 3 ай бұрын

In 93 I was working in North Silicon Valley, I wish I had known they did this kind of side presentation. Still a couple years pre-Netscape ( remember them? ) I thought it was all dressing up & waiting in line for an expensive signed 8x10. But, I was also consumed with the Breakthrough Project. Now 30 years later I wish I had gone, and met the man. He seems clearly as unpretentious and "down to Earth" lol pun, as they come. Not even sure who from TOS would be there now. Have you ever been back to one ?

@snuffyballparks6501 3 жыл бұрын

I met DeForest Kelly back in 1968. We shared a table at dinner and had a very nice conversation. What a gentleman. Excellent fellow.

@Mr.Goodkat 3 жыл бұрын

what'd you talk about?, can you remember anything?

@duaneholcomb8408 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I would cherish that forever I'm,sure you do,,,

@trevorgwelch7412 3 жыл бұрын

What did you talk about ? Star Trek ?

@salvatorecompoccia530 3 жыл бұрын

It was often said he was the most well- liked cast member of Star Trek.

@nala3038 2 жыл бұрын

@OG_Dacs u must be a real blast at parties!

@afriendlyfaceinthecrowd 10 ай бұрын

DeForest Kelley's superb performance in _The City on the Edge of Forever_ is one of the underrated factors that makes that the memorable episode it is. He's tremendously important to the plot, and when McCoy talks about "cutting and sewing people like garments," and breaks down, I always get tears in my eyes.

@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf 7 ай бұрын

It won aw add awards that episode. One of the tops

@Robert08010 Күн бұрын

Ya know... youre right. We focus so much on Kirks action falling in love, we for get what a major role Kelly played.

@twikid4134 2 жыл бұрын

I was one of those DeForest spoke of, I went into medicine because of Leonard "Bones" McCoy, MD. Best choice of my life. Thank you Mr. Kelley for keeping Bones real.

@deepfriedsammich 2 жыл бұрын

He died on June 11, 1999. When this was filmed, he had less than 5 years left, and he was still out there, entertaining his fans and talking about the things that are important to him.

@breadfan9 Жыл бұрын

5 years out is much different than 5 months out

@1977TA Жыл бұрын

This was filmed in 1993. According to my calculations he had 6 years left.

@prassler 9 ай бұрын

dark and dust to light and sight, to dark and dust, eternal rust

@gavc6442 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a Star Trek fan all my life, I’m 52 now and grew up with the original crew and next gen. This is the first time I’ve seen an interview at length with Mr Kelley. My God, what a kind gentleman he was, a true inspiration, happy with his lot. He is a shining example to some of today’s so called celebrities who are writhing around in virtue signalling and narcissism. This what it means to be a true legend and a genuine star. Thank you for all you gave us Sir.

@elvisparker4691 Жыл бұрын

Well said. I read a book on him. A Biography.

@walking_in_the_shade Жыл бұрын

@@elvisparker4691 I read a book on him too but he told me to get off and sit on a chair.

@Vistamister 8 ай бұрын

He was a favorite because his humility and character came through in his acting. He was my favorite. I’ve started watching ST:SNW and have mixed feelings but am mostly on board.

@Vistamister 8 ай бұрын

7:24

@jx.cx.6514 7 ай бұрын

@@walking_in_the_shade😜🤪😂🤣

@mr.pudding51 2 жыл бұрын

Those were the days. $15 to get into the convention, free autographs, first come first seated to hear the guests speak. My 2 favorites were DeForest Kelley and George Takei. Always happy, always positive. And sometimes they'd hang around afterwards and talk one on one.

@jamieashby8810 2 жыл бұрын

Only one of the TOS cast I've never met, sadly. Never heard a bad thing about him, and never heard him say anything bad about anyone else. That's a true gentleman.

@glennwoodruff2398 5 ай бұрын

I saw him at the Sheraton hotel in Southfield, Michigan in the mid 1990s. I saw Shatner back in October (2023) giving a 2 hour speaking engagement at a community college in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He's 92. Shatner talked about a prank he and Nimoy played on Kelley when they arrived on stage, in the morning, for a TOS episode filming. Kelley put a bagel in the toaster then Nimoy called him over for some "help". Shatner then secretly stole the bagel from the toaster. Kelley returned to the empty toaster and put in another bagel upon which Nimoy once again urgently called him over for some help, then Shatner secretly stole that bagel. Kelley returned to the empty toaster, looked over at Shatner eating the bagel and called him a SOB.

@4508bluesky 2 ай бұрын

Sound like the “Arizona” story that Kelley is telling here.. from Shatner’s perspective..

@GentlemanAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I saw DeForest Kelley give a public address. I miss him. Whenever I read or heard any cast member of the original Star Trek talk about him it was always with affection. I never heard anyone say a bad word about him.

@bertwesler1181 3 жыл бұрын

He's alive, Jim. And will ever be in our hearts.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

It's true. We are all so lucky to have him live on in Star Trek.

@analorente9781 2 жыл бұрын

He always wíth us... My hero.,😪💖

@andrewwaldock 2 жыл бұрын

A true gentleman and storyteller. I miss D dearly.

@analorente9781 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewwaldock me too 🌹💖 DeForest Kelley always forever 🌹💖😊... A good good person and actor... RIP from 1999... And forever with us.... You live forever ✌🏼✌🏼👏🏻💚💚💔💔💔

@irenefleischinger5925 2 жыл бұрын

You are so Right ❗I miss him too. I almost couldn't believe it when I heard it on the news that night...😞 About him passing away... His memory will always live on as well in our hearts. I must say though, in the newer StarTrek movies they made about Kirk, Spock and Bones. 😂 I can't remember the actor's name who played old bones, but he was actually pretty good at trying to capture the attitude and be like Dr. McCoy. However, Deforest Kelly, will always be, The Real McCoy ❗👍❤️💞🎭✝️

@danielm3192 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty crazy this was in 1994, and it’s now 2021 and William Shatner just traveled to space at age 90.

@avocadothecat 2 жыл бұрын

Excuse me he did what?? when? where? Whaaaaaat?

@nickthenab1 Жыл бұрын

@@avocadothecat where were you under a rock?

@avocadothecat Жыл бұрын

@@nickthenab1 no but stuff like that doesn't get reported that much here

@Camop-iz9kt 3 жыл бұрын

A true southern gentleman, part of the Greatest Generation. Not many like him left.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

That is so true!

@jamesmeppler6375 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, saying bitch so openly isn't gentlemanly, he was so good we can only remember him from ONE show. Tells me if it was someone else we'd be talking about them right now, that's the life of an actor, instantly replaceable forever forgetable

@GoLakers3900 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmeppler6375 You're off your meds again, dopey.

@jamespfitz 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmeppler6375 What's the "we" stuff? YOU only remember him from one show. YOU do not speak for ANYONE but yourself, and you do that badly--why would anyone indulge you in conversation over your arrogant, specious claim.

@vicmclaglen1631 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamespfitz And yet you say "specious" so openly...

@sy2see 3 жыл бұрын

He is the kind of person who could read an audiobook to you and you just drift off into a peaceful sleep listening to him. He’s got such a calming voice.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, you are so right! That would have been amazing.

@jamiechildress1708 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Lenard was the same way. His reading of the Sarek audiobook was really great

@Laffingbooda777 3 жыл бұрын

William Shatner is involved in a new project called Story Life to record all his possible mannerism and answers to questions so he can be made into an AI live image of himself so we can talk to him even after he would be gone ... So maybe we coo use this video and other interviews with Deforest and McCoy in the series to make also a Story Life AI McCoy Kelly ...lol Indeed maybe Spock Nimoy Too 🖖🖖🖖

@gavc6442 2 жыл бұрын

@@Laffingbooda777 wow I never knew this, thanks for sharing

@Laffingbooda777 2 жыл бұрын

@@gavc6442 ... U are welcome 😉

@trevorgwelch7412 3 жыл бұрын

DeForest should have had his own TV program . He had an incredible character and personality .

@TomiTapio 10 ай бұрын

Art painting reviews with DeForest

@shukitheconscious3150 3 жыл бұрын

DeForest Kelley seemed like such a chill dude

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

He really was, yet sharp and kind. Thank you for watching!

@packrat76 3 жыл бұрын

He was nothing like Bones in real life.

@petermetcalfe6722 3 жыл бұрын

@@packrat76 Who is?

@petermetcalfe6722 3 жыл бұрын

@Paul Kryder No one probably.

@the81kid 18 күн бұрын

Now I'm imagining DeForest Kelley as The Dude in The Big Lebowski. Coulda made it work. "New shit has come to light, man."

@ADivineFellow 2 жыл бұрын

It makes me sad to know that most of tos cast has passed on. Especially dee and nimoy. They truly were amazing actors and people. I miss the days of good old trek. Live long and prosper bones, spock and kirk.

@aperson2730 4 ай бұрын

Uhura 😢

@PorkChopJones 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to DeForest Kelly speak is like listening to a dear friend of the family that everyone loves.

@mattgarbarinofitness 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Trek actor that I wish I could have met. Absolutely love this man. Thank you for sharing.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@bidlingodoop4673 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Roman what day

@bidlingodoop4673 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Roman I really don't what is coco day

@bidlingodoop4673 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Roman seriously what is it I don't understand.

@bidlingodoop4673 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Roman clearly not old enough can you answer the question

@Rick-zh4ir 2 жыл бұрын

Shatner said Deforest Kelly was a true gentleman.

@Willpower-74205 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought that even though Karl Urban is a great actor, to me DeForest Kelley will always be the real McCoy. 🖖😎

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! He brought so much warmth to the cast/crew.

@Nine-Signs 3 жыл бұрын

In terms of actors who look and feel correct to play younger incarnations they chose wisely, all decent actors who did a decent enough job with mannerisms. Just a pity about... well... practically EVERYTHING else.

@brynpookc1127 2 жыл бұрын

You could really tell Karl had done his homework on De. His was the best representation of the original characters.

@EinSofQuester 2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@douglasmccomb2350 2 жыл бұрын

The "Real McCoy"? LOL

@clarewillison9379 Жыл бұрын

This was a revelation: I had no idea he was so naturally laugh-out-loud funny. And also deep, thoughtful, and intelligent. A good man. The real McCoy. 💝

@acedrumminman 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm not a magician Spock, just an old country Doctor." Spock..."As I've always suspected."

@texan-american200 2 жыл бұрын

Bet you you didn't know that Kelley and Nimoy acted together on "The Virginian" with Kelley playing a doctor... 😬😉

@markokrunic3887 2 жыл бұрын

Classic

@gregh7400 Жыл бұрын

Always loved the banter between McCoy and Spock. Such a great part of the series and movies. -- "It would be most interesting to impress your memory engrams onto a computer, Doctor. The resulting torrential flood of illogic would be most entertaining."

@blackbaron0 2 жыл бұрын

A warm and kind gentleman. De's last point is perhaps the most poignant, that he and the cast have inspired many many people to be Doctors, Engineers, Science and Technology practitioners. Here in the UK I am an Ambassador for STEM . You can probably guess what those initials stand for. And Star Trek is the greatest STEM Ambassador of them all.

@jay-day Жыл бұрын

I saw DeForrest Kelley speak by a Star Trel convention in 1976 in NYC. I don't temember much about his speech, except the ubiquitous request from the fans for him to "say it". He obligingly took his microphone and gave us his best, "He's dead, Jim" to wild applause.

@davidho2977 3 жыл бұрын

"He's dead, Jim." McCoy's classic line.

@andypage9 3 жыл бұрын

"The whole scene would have gone up in fire if I had said that line."

@busterbiloxi3833 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm a doctor, not an escalator".

@RSTI191 2 жыл бұрын

If you were a red shirt, that pretty much summed it up.

@markswanson1564 2 жыл бұрын

DeForest Kelley always said his epitaph would be “He’s dead, Jim.” And it was!

@onlimi616 2 жыл бұрын

I also liked, "Jim, you're killing him!"

@JackieDannenberg 3 жыл бұрын

He is so genuine and true. He’s no frills and casual. Nice man. He’s missed.

@RR-ho5ek 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite character, he brought humanity to the show, and wasn't afraid to tell kirk how things were. Only de could have played it so well, and brought the character to life.

@jakelogan100 2 жыл бұрын

"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. We'll get a freighter." Classic McCoy!

@bebbiebowman935 3 жыл бұрын

Best damn speech I've heard from a movie star in over 40 years if you took all the actors today put them all together it would not equal the amount of desire dedication passion love and commitment that one man had as an actor not all of them combined it is a crying shame that the human race has fallen so far into shame all because of greed and ignorance in other words lack of self-control an self-respect

@ronaldboyker9781 3 жыл бұрын

Amen, Bebbie!

@jenisia3600 3 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone dislike this?

@davidsiegfriedklinger2422 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@chriswaters3442 2 жыл бұрын

Probably Bill Shatner & co.

@1asset 2 жыл бұрын

maybe the overlong poem. i would NEVER downgrade de tho. always loved him.

@seriteriart1317 3 жыл бұрын

Another legend! It's nice to see there was a time when actors and studios knew how to appreciate fans.

@luiszuluaga6575 3 жыл бұрын

What a funny person Deforest Kelly was and clearly someone who truly enjoyed the work he did as much as the craft he immersed himself in. ✨🙏🏼✨

@johnellizz 2 жыл бұрын

His name was definitely Kelly. Hard to believe Trekkers can't remember his name. The Mandela Effect changed it to Kelley.

@jonhoward4884 Жыл бұрын

Refreshing to see a nonbitter, grateful Star Trek cast member. De seemed very mentally healthy and strong during this presentation.

@glennwoodruff2398 2 жыл бұрын

A fabulous and interesting speaker. Actually I like him better in real-life than when he was on the series. The thing I respect about him more than the other actors is that he remained married to the same woman until he died. RIP.

@voicetube Жыл бұрын

19:20 I'm really surprised (and almost saddened) that the audience there did not give him a standing ovation at that point. This man was true class BTW… I had a chance to see him at a Star Trek convention when I was a teenager (being 61 now) and I remember, even though I didn't have the cognizance that I have now, I knew I was experiencing something special. This man basically was an angel if I may be so bold.

@LifeArtsNetwork Жыл бұрын

He was at once greater and more humble than his persona. Thanks for watching!

@Nine-Signs 3 жыл бұрын

"We don't care about a critics review, we only care that it pleases you" Ok, my heart just broke given what has become of Trek once JJ mauled it.

@Nine-Signs 3 жыл бұрын

@Don Gillies I am just waiting for someone to give JJ blade runner, at that point Darth Vader will lean in and say "the circle is now complete"

@RoodeMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Bad Robot and CBS is just raping Star Trek now.

@overcomerbtbojesus 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nine-Signs lolol 😂🤣😂🤣

@bwilly123 3 жыл бұрын

@Don Gillies Why all the hate for JJ Abrams? I enjoyed the Trek reboot. You can't expect different actors to perform the roles exactly the way it was done in TOS.

@andypage9 3 жыл бұрын

@@bwilly123 100% agree. The Abrams movies are not TOS, nor are they meant to be. I've enjoyed them for what they are, an alternate universe telling of the story. I'm really saddened by the death of Anton Yelchin, and that there will be no more.

@stephengennarelli1808 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this ! De is still greatly missed. I guess he'll be forever missed.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@cro-emils783 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful Convention! Wish I met him in the 90's. He was a brilliant actor and human being.

@victorsimpson4487 2 жыл бұрын

He seemed like a class act and very humble. RIP 🙏 Mr Kelley.

@spookerredmenace3950 2 жыл бұрын

so very cool

@Radionictech 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see an actor with a personality!

@CUINCOURT 2 жыл бұрын

The 22 dislikes are from The Klingons.

@TheAuntieBa 3 жыл бұрын

Star Trek IV was the very best of them all. Thanks for that most excellent last *real* ST movie of all time. What a wonderful gift to us all fans!

@srs5933 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. VI fans won't like it but by the time that one came out some of the magic had gone somehow..

@rossbrumby1957 2 жыл бұрын

Double dumbass on you! So many fun quotes in that one- the cop just staring at Chekov saying "nuclear wessel" in the cold war era.

@tinat9486 2 жыл бұрын

I got to meet him touring for Star Trek IV, which is my favorite. A truly nice man. I loved his distinctive voice. Favorite lines were so many but in The Search for Spock, and his mind meld...Kirk asked him How many fingers do I have up? He said "That isn't very d#$% funny."

@janesmith7676 Жыл бұрын

NOTHING tops Wrath of Khan. None of the others match its intensity, emotion and storytelling. It's the only ST movie that's not only a great movie for the franchise, but is an all time classic in general. Sorry, nothing against you on your own preference but for me, "Star Trek: Sea World Adventure" was an incoherent, ridiculous camp fest and barely a Star Trek movie. I would never tell you to stop enjoying it, but I just have to disagree that it was greatest Star Trek movie.

@alexsandell8260 Ай бұрын

@@janesmith7676it's by far my favorite. Followed by 6. 2 is in 3rd for me. And I'm right.

@janfairclough6982 3 жыл бұрын

What a dear dear man x

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Truly.

@MrPooh18 3 жыл бұрын

loved his relationship with Spock on the series. lol

@overcomerbtbojesus 3 жыл бұрын

Dee kelley is a treasure! 33:30- “ ahh shatner would give his butt to have mine” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@Delilah.Elizabeth 3 жыл бұрын

“We just keep going. We don’t care.” 🥰💓

@reybarreto7979 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know who is more beloved, Spock or Dr. McCoy. Spock is more fascinating to me because of his intellect and inner conflict - a Vulcan forever at war with his human half. But Dr. McCoy is the one I’d rather have as a friend because of his warmth and wisdom and sense of humor. And this video proves that those qualities are real - DeForest Kelly really had those qualities and that fact only endeared him to me all the more.

@busterbiloxi3833 3 жыл бұрын

DeForest was a smart man. He had a good career and invested wisely in rental apartment buildings. He was also kind and warm. A good guy!

@melindawood3644 3 жыл бұрын

We love you De Forest! We miss you! A truly good man and a fine actor! Thank you so much for posting this!

@interstellarconveyance4865 3 жыл бұрын

What a dear man, I am glad I lived in a time when De was there to act and to just be. Great actor and a kind man. Thank you.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

That is an amazing way to look at life! We are all so lucky! Thanks for your comment.

@johnbockelie3899 3 жыл бұрын

" I'm a doctor, not a ...( fill in the blank.)

@philsarkol6443 Жыл бұрын

What a personality, standing there telling anekdotes, no ego nothing of the kind. Two feet on the ground, being an inspiration to many. DeForest Kelley...a true star, and a fine man.

@jeffrichey3623 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe no one clapped when he brought up the movie Warlock - that was a great movie.

@beatlessteve1010 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I have ever heard Deforest speak in public and what a wonderful Impression left on me..he makes....here is where I was going to ryme but alas...I ran out of time.

@derekseven1647 3 жыл бұрын

This video and his Bill Shatner stories reminds me of Galaxy Quest.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Right?!

@Gold6240 3 жыл бұрын

I love that movie 🤣

@cantstophim 3 жыл бұрын

He seems to be a very happy content with a man who truly loves his chosen profession and reflects on it with an enormous amount of fondness. They really must’ve been wonderful being part of the golden era of TV you watch Gunsmoke the rifle man wagon train he was on all of these shows and so many many more and he was always the bad guy but these guys worked hard they were friendly with each other it was a community and this is what they did They created entertainment for the American people and that’s for the entire world and they did a damn good job just look at the crap they’re putting out today. So high he had a great life and he knows it and that’s got to be feeling better than winning the lottery

@kellyrayburn4093 3 жыл бұрын

Roddenberry may have loved life, been a deep thinker, and loved to have a good time. But more than anything else, he was a visionary. The man he first took Star Trek to said, "I like this. So it must be good because you can't sell it worth a damn."

@christopherallen9580 2 жыл бұрын

Kelley was also so slim!

@amirahsadre4570 3 жыл бұрын

He seems such a fantastic person. Great actor too.

@mvpd Ай бұрын

When I see interviews with De Forest Kelly it seems to me that he was a really fantastic human being . I’m fan of Star Trek since the original series and I think one of the reasons for the success was the cast , including De Forest Kelly. Greetings from a Brazilian physician.🇧🇷🇺🇸

@bernardmiller5347 3 жыл бұрын

Dee the man the myth the only McCoy there will ever be. Will be missed forever by all of us.

@elijahskyeagle5651 3 жыл бұрын

I love this man he added the personality star trek.needed .I'm a trekkie forever.

@crsingh2010 5 ай бұрын

What a Gentleman...not many like him. 🙏

@AlForte13 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure where you dug this up but it was great thank you! RIP Mr. Kelly (bones) 🖖

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Many years ago a friend and I actually shot this show! I was there. I thought everyone should see these interviews, so we found the old tapes and put them here. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@stephenward7856 3 жыл бұрын

@@LifeArtsNetwork Thanks so much for sharing, it was a real pleasure to see him like this, showed his likeable personality.

@tinaguka 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful man.

@WFTL14 2 жыл бұрын

What a genuine man. Watching this was a great experience.

@filmlover1710 3 жыл бұрын

I kept smiling throughout this. Thank you for posting!

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stephenward7856 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, it was like meeting an old friend.

@timhowland7103 3 жыл бұрын

Dee seemed like a real and genuinely kind person. Would have loved to have met him and hear some of his stories like these.

@willbrink 2 жыл бұрын

Bones! RIP Mr Kelly.

@johnellizz 2 жыл бұрын

His name was definitely Kelly. Hard to believe Trekkers can't remember his name. The Mandela Effect changed it to Kelley.

@waitwhat5931 3 жыл бұрын

He seems like such a nice man.

@C21L01 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading this. He seemed so down to earth. That Farewell Star Trek poem brought a tear to my eye when he says about raising a glass to the cast and crew who truly made the Enterprise fly in more ways than one.

@PhilDrury 2 жыл бұрын

If I had a quid for every time someone points out how much of a gentleman DeForest Kelley was (and he certainly was!), I'll end up talking to myself.

@vingotaq777 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this , DeForest Kelley had a lovely sense of humour

@edzielinski 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Kelley was a true gentleman in every sense. He followed his own star, and Star Trek and the rest of us were just along for the ride. He was most proud of his Golden Boot award for contributions to western television and movies.

@vardellsfolly5200 2 жыл бұрын

He was always my favorite one! And to this very day, he still is..

@vardellsfolly5200 7 ай бұрын

Ι still agree with my old comment!

@davidhutchinson5233 3 жыл бұрын

What great stories. And a tremendous talent. Thank you Mr. Kelley.

@kevinhealey6540 Жыл бұрын

Deforest Kelley who played the Doctor on Star Trek was often approached when recognized by people on the street. Often the person would want to talk about medicine with him. Deforest Kelley would inform the person, that in reality he knows very little next to nothing about medical treatment. And the person would tell him, because of the character Kelley played that he or she became a doctor.

@ambershorrock3963 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you! Thank you.

@Murph_. Жыл бұрын

The hook story with Bill Shatner had me laughing for literally 15 minutes. God, he is such a funny guy!

@davidsmith5523 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely film. A poet and an actor but most of all a nice man. Great character too.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@thefurrybastard1964 2 жыл бұрын

Like most people who spent most of their career playing bad guys, DeForest Kelley was a really nice guy and a true Southern Gentleman!

@MarkLLawrence 3 жыл бұрын

At STLV 2022 there needs to be a room just playing all of these videos 24/7.

@departmentoftheeruseanroya9106 3 жыл бұрын

“What am I, a doctor or a moon shuttle conductor?”- Leonard “Bones” McCoy, The Corbomite Maneuver.

@rowangreymantle 2 ай бұрын

And we are all here, because of you, Bones, and all those far-seeing explorers with stars in their eyes...

@corwinmorton3411 11 ай бұрын

I got too meet DeForest Kelley in 1970 and got to a lunch with the whole Crew of the USS Enterprise and about 4 or 5 Klingons and that was so very cool

@douglasthompson9482 3 жыл бұрын

A great man and a great actor. He was so strong in Star Trek...

@methos101 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. This whole entire clip made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂😂.

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@methos101 3 жыл бұрын

Life Arts Network Me too. God bless DeForest Kelley 😊.

@jcoker423 Жыл бұрын

City on the Edge of Forever is probably many peoples' (cast and fans) favourite episode.

@skl5838 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this interview... Kelley was a very kind gentleman with a sense of humor and a really really nice smile (lit one's soul)... I hope he's in Heaven with God...

@starclone4 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say it was a real pleasure meeting Mr. Kelley... A very kind and gracious southern gentleman. We all miss him so much. Thank you all for sharing this !!!! - Gernard Howell

@thewoodys_surf_instrumental 2 жыл бұрын

My Godfather, great memories of De.

@treaclelester7285 2 жыл бұрын

The poems are just beautiful

@danidavis7912 Жыл бұрын

I miss this guy, and Nichelle and Doohan and Nimoy. My youth is slipping away.

@DARK24-7 2 жыл бұрын

Damn it Jim!!!

@tiffanyspencer1082 3 жыл бұрын

Lol he never got mad, he got even🤣🤣

@LifeArtsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

I wish there was footage of that!!

@overcomerbtbojesus 3 жыл бұрын

That story about the english muffin is hilarious!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@KubotaBXathome 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this. It’s so much fun to see the wonderful gentleman he was. He died the day my mother was buried and will remember him with fondness forever.