Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Original Chekov, Dies at 90

Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Original Chekov, Dies at 90

Walter Koenig, the American actor who originated Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series, has died at age ninety in Los Angeles. He died of natural causes at his North Hollywood home surrounded by family, after appearing in seven franchise films and receiving an acting award for the short film Mr. Fleischmann months earlier.

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