Happy birthday, Walter Koenig!

Walter Koenig, probably best known for playing Pavel Chekov on Star Trek, the original series and the movies following after the cancellation of Star Trek, Koenig picked up a recurring role as Bester, a moderate a**hole Psi Corps cop, celebrates his birthday today.  I always found it interesting that he was cast to appeal to a younger audience, i.e. girls, because the producers wanted someone like Davy Jones from "The Monkees" which was extremely popular at the time. He certainly got better looking as he aged.

I was glad to see him on the TV screen in the 1990's as Bester, even though he played a heavy.