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Star-Trek-acteur Walter Koenig overleden; Swiebertje-effect zat hem in de weg

NOS Nieuws26 October 2026, 20:30 UTCUnited States of America

Acteur Walter Koenig (90) is overleden. In de legendarische tv-serie en filmreeks Star Trek speelde hij de rol van Pavel Chekov, de navigator van ruimteschip Enterprise. Koenig stierf in zijn woning in Los Angeles, schrijft vriend en collega George Takie, die in dezelfde serie en films de rol van Hikaru Sulu op zich nam. Koenig was een zoon van Russisch-Joodse ouders die naar Amerika kwamen. Dat stelde hem in staat om met een soort Russische accent te spreken, wat hem in zijn rol van de Rus Pavel Chekov goed van pas kwam. Het was de tijd van de Koude Oorlog en Star Trek-bedenke

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