Up Next
Original 'Star Trek' Cast Member Walter Koenig Dies At 90
October 26, 2026
One of the last remaining cast members of the original "Star Trek" TV series died. Actor and screenwriter Walter Koenig passed away on Sunday at his Hollywood home, his representatives announced in a statement. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Koenig played the youthful navigator, Ensign Pavel Chekov, aboard the USS Enterprise. His Russian character represented a hopeful note of future international peace during the height of the Cold War. Walter Koenig was 90 years old.
