Dr. McCoy's chronologically last appearance is in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which he's still alive at 137 (people live longer in the future, of course). If you're asking about the original actor, DeForest Kelley died on June 11, 1999.
Nancy Crater's nickname for Dr. Leonard McCoy was "Plum".
James T. Kirk - William ShatnerSpock - Leonard NimoyLeonard "Bones" McCoy - Deforest KelleyMontgomery "Scotty" Scott - James DoohanPavel Chekov - Walter KoenigHikaru Sulu - George TakeiNyota Uhura - Nichelle Nichols
Leonard McCoy or "bones". The actor was DeForest KelleyBefore Leonard McCoy, the doctor was Mark Piper played by the actor Paul Fix in the second pilot episode, and before him was Phillip Boyce played by John Hoyt in the first pilot episode. DeForest Kelly played the doctor in every other episode from 1966-69, and in the Star Trek movies until his death. Since the 1980's there have been other Star Trek doctors, but you will need to ask a younger person about them. For this contributor, the Star Trek of the 1960's is the First and Only.There is also Beverly Crusher on the Enterprise D, and for a time it was Dr. PolaskiDoctor Bashir on DS9 and the defiantThe EMH on voyager and...Doctor Phlox on The NX01
The Main Characters in Star Trek: The Original Series are: * James T. Kirk * Spock * Leonard H. McCoy * Montgomery Scott * Hikaru Sulu * Nyota Uhura * Pavel Andreievich Chekov * Janice Rand * Christine Chappel
While generally credited to DeForrest Kelley's Dr. McCoy of Star Trek fame, they actually got that gag from the 1933 movie "The Kennel Murder Case" in which Etienne Girardot played a Dr. Doremus, the city coroner. "I'm a doctor, not a detective!", "I'm a doctor, not a magician!" were amongst the lines.
The nickname "Bones" is given to Doctor Lenard McCoy - Star Trek (Original Series).
In Star Trek, Kirk's nickname for Doctor Leonard McCoy was "Bones".
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The idea of that line was thought to have been originated by the actor Deforest Kelly who played Dr Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The first doctor abord the USS Enterprise was called "Dr. Leonard H. McCoy" and was played by DeForest Kelly. By the way, his nickname was "Bones". :-)
In 'Star Trek: The Original Series' the USS Enterprise's physician is played by the late DeForest Kelley as 'Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy' .
Nancy Crater's nickname for Dr. Leonard McCoy was "Plum".
DeForest Kelley played Dr. McCoy on ST:TOS.
We all have our darker side. We need it! It's half of what we are. It's not ugly. It's human. -Doctor McCoy
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On the original Star Trek, Doctor McCoy's nickname was "Bones".Paleontologists study bone fossils found preserved in stone.Every bone in the human body serves a specific purpose.