Walter Koenig, who originated the role of Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, has died at age 90. William Shatner paid tribute, and George Takei said they stayed friends for nearly six decades. Koenig is survived by a daughter, Danielle Koenig.
Walter Koenig, who originated the role of Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, died at age 90. Koenig is survived by a daughter, actress-writer Danielle Koenig. His son, actor and editor Andrew Koenig, died in 2010.
William Shatner paid tribute to Koenig on social media. He said they did not know each other well away from the set, but shared the later seasons of the original series and the six films that followed.
George Takei, who played Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, said he and Koenig met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s. Takei said the two stayed friends for nearly six decades.
