Star Trek actor Walter Koenig dies at 90
The gist
Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, died at his North Hollywood home at 90.
He stayed with the role through six films and later played Babylon 5's Bester.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 1936Walter Marvin Koenig was born in Chicago to Isadore and Sarah Koenig, Russian Jewish immigrants who had lived in Lithuania before emigrating.
- 1967Gene Roddenberry interviewed Koenig for Star Trek's second season on director Joseph Pevney's recommendation; only two actors auditioned and Koenig had the job within hours.
- 1993He took the role of the psychic Alfred Bester in Babylon 5.