While that article mentions highlights in his acting history, it makes no mention of his best role: Bester from Babylon 5
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Aw, damn. RIP
edit: he was so good natured about his age too. This was him talking about a convention a few years ago.
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....fuck, I was really hoping this was a joke... godammit.
ad astra, per aspera.
At least he got 1 last entry in the last season of Picard, playing his own son, President Anton Chekov. Named after Anton Yelchin who played Chekov in nuTrek and tragically died young himself
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May he find his space troll in the great beyond.
RIP
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Godspeed.
At least he got to live a full life, unlike poor Anton Yelchin who filled the same role later on.
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Goodbye, Sir. You were a legend and you'll be dearly missed.
I was 11 when TOS first came on TV. It was the height of the Cold War and having a Russian bridge officer was kind of shocking to me. A black woman officer on the bridge went right over my head but a Russian, that was a big deal.
But that was Gene Roddenberry.
I got to see him at a convention when I was a wee bairn. He was really nice and had a ton of great stories. RIP, sir.
JMS, the creator of B5, has written a great tribute to Walter on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mjkpur3xdjoe2ntaanrckab2/post/3mysvhxawhs2o
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So does this leave just Shatner and Takei from the OG main cast?
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I hope heβs found the best modestly-priced wessel.
Well that hit unexpectedly hard
Damn.
Another great one gone.
Condolences to the family, and all the fans too.
Dammit.
dammit now we have -2 Checkovs. this fucking blows.
"Nyoo-klee-ur! Wes-sels!"
Awww no way. Terrible news to hear
All our Chekovs are dead.
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I initially missed this. Very sad news, especially now with Patrick Stewart too.
RIP, Walter Koenig.
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