DeForest Kelley was a dramatic actor, not a comedian! And he was just one of several performers who stood their ground and deviated from the screenplay.

DeForest Kelley ... 2005 at the age of 85; Spock actor Leonard Nimoy died on Feb. 27, 2015 at the age of 83. Kelley received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.

Back in 2014, StarTrek.com unearthed a 1986 audio interview with DeForest Kelley, who had played Dr. McCoy on and off for ...