I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

Despite the show's recognition of Kelley as one of its stars he was frustrated by the greater attention that Shatner received as its lead actor and Nimoy received because of "Spockamania" among fans. Nonetheless Kelley was very proud of the fact that he was the only one of the three who stayed married saying "I'm happy in the Valley with the very same wife. He reprised the character in a voice-over role in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74) and the first six Star Trek motion pictures (1979 to 1991).

Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.