"I saw Big Bird out there, and it wasn’t such a stretch that there could be also a star for Walter Koenig," he tells THR of his place in pop culture. By Tim Appelo At last, at 11:30 a.m. Monday, ...

Walter Koenig, the actor who brought the character of Pavel Chekov to life in the original Star Trek TV series and subsequent films, only met Anton Yelchin once, but it was memorable. “We spoke on a ...

The Wrath of Khan's screenwriters wisely listened to Walter Koenig's feedback when it came to a crucial aspect of the film's ...

Star Trek: The Original Series star Walter Koenig made a vocal cameo as Anton Chekov, the current Federation President and son of Pavel Chekov (the character he originally played who was introduced in ...

In the wake of Anton Yelchin‘s unexpected death yesterday, another member of the “Star Trek” universe is reaching out to the dearly departed actor’s loved ones with condolences. Walter Koenig, who ...

The television show Star Trek already had one season under its belt in 1967 when Walter Koenig belatedly joined the cast as Pavel Chekov, young navigator of the USS Enterprise. But half a century ...

Walter Koenig learned he earned the part of Chekov after a strange encounter. The Monkees' Davy Jones inspired the character. 'The Monkees' and 'Star Trek' became huge hits. Star Trek premiered during ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Koenig recently spoke with Yahoo! Movies and was asked whether he agreed Chekov shouldn’t be recast. He answered, saying, “I think it’s the right call; it’s paying Anton the most respect.” The actor ...

You’re headed to C2E2. When you go to shows like this, what do you most look forward to? Walter Koenig: Getting off the airplane. I don’t like flying anymore. It’s nothing to do with fear it’s to do ...

On September 14, 1936, the man who would be Chekov was born. Originally hired for Star Trek's second season due to his resemblance to then-popular Davy Jones of the Monkees, Koenig quickly became an ...