Walter Koenig

Biography

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.

Career Overview

Walter Koenig has 72 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Trek with 8 titles. Signature works include Star Trek, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

72

Birth Date

1936-09-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Star Trek
• 

  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• 

  Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• 

  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• 

  Star Trek: Renegades
• 

  Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Star Trek (8 titles)
• Star Trek: The Original Series Collection (6 titles)
• Film Evolution Collection (1 titles)
• The Captains Collection (1 titles)
• Trekkies Collection (1 titles)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection (1 titles)
• James Bond (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Nichelle Nichols (6 collaborations)
• William Shatner (4 collaborations)
• Leonard Nimoy (4 collaborations)
• DeForest Kelley (4 collaborations)
• James Doohan (4 collaborations)
• George Takei (4 collaborations)
• Grace Lee Whitney (3 collaborations)
• Mark Lenard (2 collaborations)
• Majel Barrett (2 collaborations)
• Michael Berryman (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (68 credits)

  • The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Raging Midlife

    Otis

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

    Anton Chekov (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • In Search of Tomorrow

    Self - Interviewee

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Woman in Motion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Unbelievable!!!!!

    Fireman Frank

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Star Trek: Picard

    - The Last Generation (2023) ... President Anton Chekov (voice) actor actors
    2020
  • Diminuendo

    Milton Green

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Neil Stryker and The Tyrant of Time

    Ray Nabroski (future)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1

    The Admiral

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • For the Love of Spock

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • 50 Years of Star Trek

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Star Trek: Renegades

    Admiral Chekov /The Admiral

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Cowboys & Engines

    Professor Timéon

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • To Be Takei

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Blue Dream

    Lassie

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Backyard Blockbusters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Handball

    Captain

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Captains

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Bring Back... Star Trek

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Bone Eater

    Coogan

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • InAlienable

    Dr. Shilling

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

    Captain Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Mad Cowgirl

    Pastor Dylan

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • 40 Years of Star Trek

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • How William Shatner Changed the World

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Collectormania 6

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Roddenberry on Patrol

    Mr. Lofcheck

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Maximum Surge

    Drexel

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Drawing Down the Moon

    Joe Merchant

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Futurama

    - Where No Fan Has Gone Before (2002) ... Walter Koenig (voice) actor actors
    1999
  • Trekkies

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Sworn to Justice

    Dr. Breitenheim

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Star Trek: A Captain's Log

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • William Shatner: Captain's Log

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Star Trek: Generations

    Commander Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Babylon 5

    - The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father (1998) ... Alfred Bester actor actors

    - Phoenix Rising (1998) ... Alfred Bester actor actors

    - A Tragedy of Telepaths (1998) ... Alfred Bester actor actors

    - Strange Relations (1998) ... Alfred Bester actor actors

    - Rising Star (1997) ... Alfred Bester actor actors
    1994
  • Diagnosis: Murder

    - Alienated (1998) ... Quinn Trask actor actors
    1993
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    - Trials and Tribble-ations (1996) ... Ensign Pavel Chekov actor actors
    1993
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

    Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Moontrap

    Col. Jason Grant

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

    Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Pompey

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Starlost: The Alien Oro

    Oro

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    Lt. Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Nightmare Honeymoon

    Deputy Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Questor Tapes

    Administrative Assistant

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

    Jerry

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Columbo

    - Fade in to Murder (1976) ... Sergeant Johnson actor actors
    1971
  • Ironside

    - The Summer Soldier (1971) ... actor actors
    1967
  • Mannix

    - Delayed Reaction (1968) ... actor actors
    1967
  • Star Trek

    Pavel Chekov

    actor

    actors

    - Turnabout Intruder (1969) ... Pavel Chekov actor actors

    - All Our Yesterdays (1969) ... Pavel Chekov actor actors

    - The Savage Curtain (1969) ... Pavel Chekov actor actors

    - The Cloud Minders (1969) ... Pavel Chekov actor actors

    - The Way to Eden (1969) ... Pavel Chekov actor actors
    1966
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - Memo from Purgatory (1964) ... Tiger actor actors
    1962
  • Ben Casey

    - A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks (1965) ... actor actors
    1961
  • The Untouchables

    - Snowball (1963) ... Student (uncredited) actor actors
    1959

• production (2 credits)

  • Handball

    producer

    production
    2012
  • InAlienable

    executive producer

    production
    2008

• writing (2 credits)

  • InAlienable

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • Star Trek

    - The Infinite Vulcan (1973) ... writer writing
    1973