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Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov

Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an actor. He played the character Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series and in the several movies that featured the original cast. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but his family immigrated from Lithuania. He attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

After Chekov, his best-known role is the Psi Cop Alfred Bester in Babylon 5.

He was cast as Chekov due to his resemblance to Davy Jones, to attract the younger audience, especially females.

He had heart bypass surgery in 1993.

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 [[Image:pavelchekov001.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov]]
 '''Walter Marvin Koenig''' (born [[September 14]], [[1936]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|USA]]) is an [[actor]].
-He played the character [[Pavel Chekov]] in the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' television series and in the several movies that featured the original cast. He is of [[Lithuanian]] descent. He attended [[Grinnell College]] in [[Grinnell, Iowa]].
+He played the character [[Pavel Chekov]] in the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' television series and in the several movies that featured the original cast. He is of [[Russian]] [[Jew|Jewish]] descent, but his family immigrated from [[Lithuania]]. He attended [[Grinnell College]] in [[Grinnell, Iowa]].
 After Chekov, his best-known role is the Psi Cop [[Alfred Bester (Babylon 5)|Alfred Bester]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]''.