Star Trek Actor Walter Koenig Dies at 90
Walter Koenig, best known as Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek series and in seven of its films, has died at 90 of natural causes at his North Hollywood home. His decades-long career also included roles in Babylon 5 and other productions, and he remained a presence in the Star Trek community through fan conventions.
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About Walter Koenig
Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek (1967–1969). He went on to reprise this role in all six original-cast Star Trek films, and later voiced President Anton Chekov in Star Trek: Picard (2023). He has also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971), The Questor Tapes (1974), and Babylon 5 (1993). In addition to his acting career, Koenig has made a career in writing as well and is known for working on Land of the Lost (1974), Family (1976), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982).
Everything about Walter Koenig →- Occupation
- actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 14, 1936
- Website
- http://www.walterkoenigsite.com/, https://www.walterkoenig.com/