ABC7 video / Oct. 27, 2026 / Actor Walter Koenig who played Pavel Chekoff in the original Star Trek series died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at age 90. Along with his tight-knit "Star Trek" cast mates, Koenig made a career boldly going where no one had gone before. He joined the Sci-fi series in its second season, 1967, playing young navigation officer Pavel Chekov. From TV to the big screen, it was a role he enjoyed for decades.
His agent, Zachery McGinnis of Galactic Productions, said in a Facebook statement that Koenig died of “old age.”