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 the Vulcans, who had a violent past but learned to control their emotions. Roddenberry also gave "Star Trek" an anti-war message and depicted the United Federation of Planets as an ideal, optimistic version of the United Nations. His efforts were opposed by the network because of concerns over marketability, e.g., they opposed Roddenberry's insistence that "Enterprise" have a racially diverse crew. The central trio of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy from "Star Trek: The Original Series" was modeled on classical mythological storytelling. William Shatner said: Richard Lutz wrote: In early 1964, Roddenberry presented a brief treatment for a proposed "Star Trek"