Walter Koenig, Chekov in the original 'Star Trek' series and films, dies at 90

Actor Walter Koenig, who played navigator Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" television series and several of its movies, has died at age 90 at his home in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Talent agent Zachery McGinnis said Koenig died Monday, while another report put his death on Sunday night. Koenig's representative confirmed the death to CBS News. Chekov was the youthful Russian ensign aboard the starship, and one account counts seven feature films in which Koenig played him. Koenig also appeared in "Babylon 5" and starred in a 1989 low-budget science-fiction film directed by Robert Dyke, opposite "Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell, which went direct-to-video.

The Washington Times, on the right, leads with the facts of the death: it says Koenig died Sunday night at home in North Hollywood and stresses his work in the original series and seven feature films. Its headline gives his role, Ensign Chekov, and his age. CBS News, on the left, opens with the confirmation from Koenig's rep and describes the role more generally as the original series and "several movies," with no film count or date of death in the opening. Both agree on his age, the character and the series. They differ in detail: the Times gives a Sunday-night death, and the AP, which names McGinnis as its source, says Monday. /Film takes a distinct angle, using the death to revisit a forgotten 1989 sci-fi movie with Bruce Campbell and its poor reception.