page_title: Walter Koenig
hierarchical_section_title: Walter Koenig
caption_attribution_description: English: Walter Koenig at GalaxyCon Minneapolis in 2019
context_page_description: Walter Marvin Koenig 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. He went on to reprise this role in all seven original-cast Star Trek films. He has also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann, The Questor Tapes, Babylon 5, and Crusade.
  In addition to his acting career, Koenig has made a career in writing as well and is known for working on Star Trek: The Animated Series, Land of the Lost, Family, What Really Happened to the Class of '65? and The Powers of Matthew Star.
context_section_description: 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 seven original-cast Star Trek films. He has also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971), The Questor Tapes (1974), Babylon 5 (1993), and Crusade (1999).
  In addition to his acting career, Koenig has made a career in writing as well and is known for working on Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973), Land of the Lost (1974), Family (1976), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982).
caption: Koenig at GalaxyCon Minneapolis in 2019
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