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Walter Koenig is an American actor, screenwriter, and author born in Chicago in 1936. He has worked in film and television since 1962. His notable acting role is in *Star Trek: The Original Series*. He is also recognized for his work as a writer, with seven works listed in the Open Library, including *Star Trek Explorer* and *These are the Voyages - TOS*.
Koenig was educated at Grinnell College, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He resides in North Hollywood and has two children, including Andrew Koenig. He speaks and writes in English. His accolades include an Inkpot Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Star Trek Explorer
- These are the Voyages - TOS
- Beaming Up and Getting Off
- Walter Koenig's Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot
- Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.
Known for
- Raging Midlife — Otis2025
- Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek — Self2025
- The D-Con Chamber — Self2024
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event — Anton Chekov (voice)2023
- In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)2022
- The Shuttlepod Show — Self2022
- Woman in Motion — Self2021
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek — Self2021
- Unbelievable!!!!! — Fireman Frank2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Walter Marvin Koenig , ( 1936-09-14 ) September 14, 1936 (age 89) , 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 ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; died December 9, 2022</span>"}]]}'>2022 )
- Children
- 2, including Andrew
- Relatives
- Jimmy Pardo (son-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marvin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Child
- Andrew Koenig
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- Official website
- www.walterkoenig.com
- Image
- WalterKoenigHWOFSept2012.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- North Hollywood
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- Walter Koenig
- date of birth
- 1936-09-14
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- Walter Koenig
- name in native language
- Walter Koenig
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 136371
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Encyclopedic overview
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 (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).
Early life
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