By: Marc Wade
Date: 05/06/2008
Walter Koenig has been a working actor in films and television for more than 47 years. He portrayed the character of Pavel Chekov in 37 episodes of the original Star Trek series and seven feature films. He originated the acclaimed villain Alfred Bester on Babylon 5. In addition to his credits in more than 50 TV and film productions, Walter is active in several charity and humanitarian endeavors.
Walter Koenig - actor, writer, teacher, humanitarian - is the only member of the original Star Trek cast who does NOT have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Walter’s fans are working to correct this inequity. The Walk of Fame committee will vote next month on the nomination, so the time to act is now!
To find out how you can get involved, click here.
Spock and the Beetle
The current series of Volkswagen television commercials feature a vintage 1964 Beetle named Max acting as the German-accented host of a talk show. The latest guest: Leonard Nimoy!
Click the image to watch the 30-second commercial.
Marc Wade is the Senior Star Trek Correspondent for Roddenberry.com. Catch his column "Star Trek Spotlight" every Tuesday and Friday.
Other articles by this author:
05/13/2008 - Star Trek Spotlight: Tribbles Trio, Take Two
05/09/2008 - Star Trek Spotlight: Tribbles Trio
05/02/2008 - Star Trek Spotlight: “Scotty” Returns to Space
04/29/2008 - Star Trek Spotlight: Orci Talks “Trek” - Part 2
04/25/2008 - Star Trek Spotlight: Orci Talks “Trek”
