Summary

The USS Enterprise now has one less crew member. Walter Koenig, the first actor to play Pavel Chekov in the "Star Trek" franchise, has died at the age of 90. The news was first reported by NPR podcast host Jesse Thorn and later confirmed by TMZ . A representative for Koenig told TMZ that the actor died of old age.

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