Departures of note

Walter Koenig was an American actor best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov, the Russian navigator aboard the USS Enterprise, on the original Star Trek television series. He joined the show for its second season and reprised the role in the Star Trek animated series and in six Star Trek feature films, from Star Trek: The Motion Picture through Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He also played Alfred Bester on the acclaimed science-fiction series Babylon 5. Beyond acting, Koenig wrote for television and film, including the Star Trek episode The Infinite Vulcan, and published novels and memoirs. He remained a beloved fixture of the Star Trek convention circuit for decades.