Before Star Trek, DeForest ... Kelley was turned down for the role. But Gene Roddenberry wanted him for the part, which he acknowledges "wasn't supposed to be much." The actor was signed for ...

It's just one more piece of proof that Star Trek was, and always will be, ahead of its time. This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as DeForest Kelley was not happy with ...

DeForest was named after the pioneering electronics engineer Lee De Forest, and later named his Star Trek character's father "David" after his own. Kelley had an older brother, Ernest Casey Kelley.