Leonard McCoy Leonard McCoy Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy is a character in the American science fiction franchise "Star Trek". First portrayed by DeForest Kelley in the , McCoy also appears in the , six "Star Trek" movies, the pilot episode of "", and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Karl Urban assumed the role of the character in the 2009 "Star Trek" film and its sequels: "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) and "Star Trek Beyond" (2016). McCoy was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20, 2227. The son of David, he attended the University of Mississippi and is a divorcé
Star Trek (film series) on the Admiral and lays a cunning and sinister trap. Both the first and second films have television versions with additional footage and alternate takes that affect the storyline. (Subsequent "Star Trek" films tended to have shorter television versions). Especially notable in "The Wrath of Khan" is the footage establishing that a young crew member who acts courageously and dies during an attack on the "Enterprise" is Scotty's nephew. When McCoy begins acting irrationally, Kirk learns that Spock, in his final moments, transferred his "katra", his living spirit, to the doctor. To save McCoy from emotional ruin, Kirk and crew