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Subcommander Tal
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WALTER KOENIG. He was a lovely guy, and I’m fortunate I was able to meet him on three different occasions spread out over many years. He was always friendly, but, more interestingly, he was always authentic. You never got the sense that he was posing…

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Subcommander Tal
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The first time I met him was at a con in Baltimore. I was 14 and was going down on an escalator with a friend and Walter was coming up: we whispered excitedly wondering if it was him and he said “yes, it’s him!” He always had a realistic attitude to being a celebrity…

Subcommander Tal
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I met him again maybe fifteen years later at James Doohan’s final convention. I paid extra for tickets to the cocktail hour with some of the guests, and chatted with him about his son Andrew. I remember Walter was so straightforward, and didn’t put on airs at all…

Subcommander Tal
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He has written some really interesting books, and you can tell he has mixed feelings about being famous for a role that was on the surface somewhat insubstantial (although memorable! He also has a very witty, slightly neurotic sense of humor…

Subcommander Tal
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Many of us remember him for his role as Bester on Babylon 5. I’ve always thought Walter is at his best doing villains. For a small guy he can project a lot of menace. He also has great comedic chops (and a memorable ability to scream!). In another incarnation he could’ve been a Joe Pesci-type actor…