Walter Koenig

Walter Koenig
Koenig at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born	Walter Marvin Koenig (1936-09-14) September 14, 1936 (age 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Grinnell College University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Occupations	Actor screenwriter
Years active	1962–present
Known for	Pavel Chekov Alfred Bester
Television	Star Trek Babylon 5
Spouse	Judy Levitt ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2022)​
Children	2, including Andrew
Relatives	Jimmy Pardo (son-in-law)

Walter Marvin Koenig (/ˈkeɪnɪɡ/; born September 14, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek: The Original Series (1967–1969). He went on to reprise this role in all six original-cast Star Trek films, and later voiced President Anton Chekov in Star Trek: Picard (2023). He has also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971), The Questor Tapes (1974), and Babylon 5 (1993). In addition to his acting career, Koenig has made a career in writing as well and is known for working on Land of the Lost (1974), Family (1976), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982).