Star Trek's Walter Koenig Dies At 90

Walter Koenig, the actor best known for his role in the Star Trek franchise as Russian crew member Pavel Chekov, has died. He was 90. Family and a representative for Koenig confirmed the actor's death of natural causes on Sunday, according to a report from TMZ . Koenig was best known his work on Star Trek in television and film, a role that helped him earn other sci-fi roles in projects like Babylon 5 , Futurama , and Moontrap . Koenig was born in Chicago in 1936 and began his acting career in the early '60s.