Pavel Chekov Archives

Though Pavel Chekov wasn't part of season one, Koenig's character was embraced for the bulk of the series even when he was cut out of the cast of The Animated Series (due to budget constraints); his sole contribution was writing the episode "The Infinite Vulcan." He returned for films starting with 1979's The Motion Picture[...]

Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in TOS, had a vocal cameo as the character's son Anton Chekov, the Federation President, who shared a message of unity as the compromised Borg-assimilated Federation fleet was attacking Earth. LOS ANGELES – AUG 1: Walter Koenig at the "Star Trek: Renegades" Premiere at the Crest Theater on August 1, 2015[...]

Image courtesy of Paramount An Unexpected and Welcome Return to Star Trek Star Trek: The Original Series star Walter Koenig made a vocal cameo as Anton Chekov, the current Federation President and son of Pavel Chekov (the character he originally played who was introduced in season two of the 1966 NBC series) While he stayed for the[...]

With the recent announcement that a fourth film will be happening, how would the franchise handle the death of Anton Yelchin who played Pavel Chekov Abrams addressed the issue with the Toronto Sun. I would say there's no replacing him There's no recasting I can't possibly imagine that, and I think Anton deserves better. Ironically, Yelchin's character[...]