Walter Koenig, Chekov In Original ‘Star Trek’ Series, Dies At 90

Walter Koenig, one of the original stars of the classic Star Trek television franchise, has died.

Koenig, who played the Russian-American Enterprise Ensign Pavel Chekov on the 1960s television series and in subsequent Star Trek feature films, died Sunday of natural causes at his North Hollywood, Calif., home, his representative confirmed for Variety. He was 90.