Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) died on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at age 90 of natural causes/old age at his home in North Hollywood, surrounded by his daughter and niece. He was Chekov on Star Trek Original Series and Bester on Babylon 5.
With Koenig’s death, only William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) remain from the main original Star Trek cast. Other principal members were Leonard Nimoy (Spock), DeForest Kelley (McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty), and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura).
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