Chekov is Dead

Yet another actor from the 1960s dies:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walter-koenig-dies-age-90-chekov-star-trek

Last mention of Walter Koenig in the blog:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2026/09/questor-meet-mr-trent.html

He was listed as being in The Questor Tapes but ?  If it had been bought as a TV series he would probably have had a bigger role.

Of course Chekov was supposed to be of Russian extraction - remember that the mid-60s was amidst the cold war versus the Soviet Union.  So in that way, Star Trek forecast the thaw in relations with the post-Soviet Russian government.  Then with the Ukraine war Russia was back as the bad guys.  Now who knows what el orange has in mind for the Russians ?   Orwell mentioned this in 1984, that there are no forever friends or enemies amongst nations.

I think the biggest episode for  Walter Koenig as Chekov was the one where all the Star Trek crew are aging rapidly except for Chekov:

that time adrenaline saved Chekov from going bald !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deadly_Years

https://vimeo.com/81916482

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm