Walter Koenig on the Appeal of Star Trek IV
Original Airdates: Mar. 12-14, 2021
TVC 530.4: Ed plays Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Walter Koenig, the actor known around the world as Mr. Chekhov on the original Star Trek TV series (and the first seven Star Trek movies) and Alfred Bester on Babylon 5. Topics this segment includes what Walter describes as the “complexity of character” of actor William Shatner; why Leonard Nimoy was arguably the most indispensable actor on Star Trek; the broad audience appeal of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; and a funny story involving Walter, James Doohan, George Takei, and a personal appearance at a video store in Dothan, Alabama. Walter’s memoir, Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group.
Walter Koenig on Joining the Cast of Babylon 5
Original Airdates: Mar. 12-14, 2021
TVC 530.5: Walter Koenig talks to Ed about how playing Bester on Babylon 5, in some ways, brought his career full circle. Walter’s memoir, Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, walks you through Walter’s growing up years as the son of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan; his formative years as an actor with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York (where Walter learned his craft alongside such classmates as Christopher Lloyd, Brenda Vaccaro, Jessica Walter, James Caan, and Dabney Coleman); his lifelong love of theatre; and his deep appreciation for the many opportunities that Star Trek continues to give him. Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group.
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