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Oh no 😭 One of the last members of the USS Enterprise has left. RIP Walter Marvin Koenig (1936-2026) Star Trek, Babylon 5, Moontrap, The Starlost, The Questor Tapes, Futurama... What a career in sci-fi. I will miss Pavel Chekov. Again 😞

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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"Koenig lost out on a chance to appear in Babylon 5 when he suffered a heart attack and had a quadruple bypass in 1993, but J. Michael Straczynski wrote the part of Bester for him when he was healthy enough to act again. Unlike Chekov, this character was multidimensional, key to several storylines."

hollywoodreporter.comWalter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90He joined the TV series for the second season but had more to do on another acclaimed sci-fi program, 'Babylon 5.'
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Jörg Hillebrand@gaghyogi49.bsky.social

Here are shots from the first six episodes of #StarTrekTOS in which Chekov appeared (in production order): "Catspaw"↖️, "Friday's Child"↗️, Who Mourns for Adonais?"⬅️, "Amok Time"➡️, "The Apple"↙️ and "Mirror, Mirror"↘️. 1/2

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