| | Walter Koenig Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04) |
 | | Rather surprisingly, (and to their credit) Koenig, Roddenberry and the show's writers avoided an excess of heavy-handed Cold War-inspired parody of the Soviets and lent to the role a good-humored vitality, though he was frequently the screaming victim of whatever extraterrestrial menace was confronting the crew. |
 | | Koenig wrote episodes of the animated "Trek" series (1973)--although he did not appear as Chekov on the series-- and the Saturday morning live-action fantasy series "Land of the Lost" (NBC, 1974-1977), as well as the short-lived primetime series "Family" (ABC, 1976-1980) and "The Powers of Matthew Star" (CBS, 1982-1983). |
 | | The actor lectured regularly in psychology at a number of California colleges, toured extensively in stage productions--including several with "Trek" veteran Mark Lenard--appeared in several B films and telepics, and enjoyed a lengthy side career as a popular acting and directing teacher. |
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