Heroes & Icons Network Will Honor Legendary ‘Star Trek’ Actor Walter Koenig

Karen Ruud 27 seconds ago

STAR TREK, from left: George Takei, Walter Koenig, 1966-69.

Legendary Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who passed away on October 25 at the age of 90, will be celebrated Sunday, November 1, on Heroes & Icons (H&I) with a five-episode Star Trek: The Original Series tribute starting at 8 pm ET/PT.

Koenig, one of Star Trek‘s original series cast members, starred as Ensign Pavel Chekov. He was beloved by fans and brought a fresh dynamic to the cast when his character debuted during the show’s second season in September 1967.

The Chicago-born Koenig also brought back Ensign Chekhov and his over-the-top Russian accent for the first seven Star Trek feature films and voiced him in a number of Trek-inspired video games.

Tune in Sunday night for some of his best episodes.

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Sunday, November 1 Star Trek tribute schedule is as follows:

8 pm: “Amok Time” — Spock must return to Vulcan to face an ancient ritual, and only Ensign Chekov can help.

9 pm: “Spectre of the Gun” — The crew is forced to reenact the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Chekov becomes the target of a jealous gunslinger’s rivalry.

10 pm: “Journey to Babel” — The Enterprise carries feuding diplomats, including Spock’s father Sarek, to a tense interplanetary conference.

11 pm: “The Deadly Years” — A mysterious radiation rapidly ages the landing party, and Chekov’s survival holds the key to a cure.

12 am: “The Gamesters of Triskelion” — Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are abducted and forced to train as gladiators for alien gamblers.

Star Trek is a cornerstone of the H&I weeknight and Sunday primetime lineup, with Star Trek: The Original Series airing at 8 pm ET/PT, Star Trek: The Next Generation airing at 9 pm ET/PT, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine airing at 10 pm ET/PT, Star Trek: Voyager airing at 11 pm ET/PT and Star Trek: Enterprise airing at 12 am ET/PT.

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