Alexander Knox

He died in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. He had heart bypass surgery in 1993. He also wrote two adventure novels, Night of the White Bear and Totem Dream. He was cast as Chekov due to his resemblance to Davy Jones, to attract the younger audience, especially females. He had major roles in The Vikings, Europa '51, The Longest Day, You Only Live Twice and Nicholas and Alexandra. He has been married since 1965 to Judy Levitt and has one son, Josh Andrew Koenig. Knox was unable to follow up with any Hollywood success, and he returned to England. After Chekov, his best-known role is the Psi Cop Alfred Bester in Babylon 5.

In 1944 he was chosen by Darryl F. Zanuck to star in Wilson, the biographical film about Woodrow Wilson, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. During the 1930s he moved to London where he appeared in several movies. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but his family immigrated from Lithuania. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to appear on the stage. He played the character Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series and in the several movies that featured the original cast. Alexander Knox (January 16, 1907 - April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor. Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an actor.