Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original Star Trek series, has died at 90

NPR | By Mandalit del Barco

Published October 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM EDT

The actor who played the Russian navigator, Pavel Chekov, on the original Star Trek series and a number of movies that followed has died. Walter Koenig was 90.

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