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- Actor Anton Yelchin, best known for his role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek movie series, has died in what is being labelled a "freak accident" involving his own car. Los Angeles police found the actor in his driveway at around 1am PST on Sunday morning.
www.wired.com › story › tributes-pour-in-for-late-star-trek-actor-anton-yelchinTributes pour in for late 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin - WIRED
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Jul 22, 2016 · But the death of an actor changes the context in which you watch a movie, and for fans of Yelchin's work, Star Trek Beyond will be both a tribute and a fresh source of grief.
- Deforest Kelly, 1920-1999
- James Doohan, 1920-2005
- Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, 1932-2008
- Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
- Grace Lee Whitney, 1930-2015
- Anton Yelchin, 1989-2016
- Aron Eisenberg, 1969-2019
- Rene Auberjonois, 1940–2019
DeForest Kelly was one of the founding members of the “Star Trek” family. He played Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in “Star Trek: The Original Series.” After landing the role on TOS, Kelly devoted his career to Trek, appearing in all of the TOS movies. He also became a regular on the convention circuit, where he was beloved by fansfor his kind demeanor ...
James Doohanwas also one of the first members of the “Star Trek” family. He brought to life the Enterprise’s chief engineer Montgomery Scott, more commonly known as Scotty. Like Kelly, Doohan dedicated the rest of his life to “Star Trek” and its fandom. Doohan passed away on July 20, 2005, from complications of pneumonia and Alzheimers. Doohan suff...
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the wife of “Star Trek’s” creator Gene Roddenberry, was one of the most prolific Trek actors in the franchise’s history. She played three major roles in the Trekverse — Number One in the original pilot, Nurse/Dr. Christine Chapel in TOS, and Lwaxana Troi in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
Leonard Nimoy is still one of the most iconic “Star Trek” cast members. He played Spock, the Vulcan first officer and only non-human aboard the Enterprise. Nimoy was instrumental in shaping TOS and the “Star Trek” legacy. He came up with the Live Long and Prosper hand gesture, worked with the TOS writers to shape Vulcan culture, directed two of the...
Grace Lee Whitney wasn’t a star on TOS, but she was a major recurring character who made a huge impression on fans. She played Yeoman Janice Rand in the first season. Whitney was written off the show at the end of the first season. She believed this happened because she was sexually assaultedby one of the producers on the show. For several years, W...
Anton Yelchin was only a member of the “Star Trek” family for a very short time. He played Pavel Chekov in the J.J. Abrams “Star Trek” movies. Yelchin died tragically in a freak automobile accidenton June 19, 2016. He was found in his own driveway, pinned between his Jeep and his mailbox. The Jeep was running and left in neutral, allowing it to rol...
Aron Eisenberg joined the “Star Trek” family as a recurring cast member on “Deep Space Nine.” He played the Ferengi Nog, Jake Sisko’s best friend, Quark’s nephew, and later, the first Ferengi ever to join Starfleet. Eisenberg appeared in 47 episodes of DS9 and one episode of “Voyager.” Eisenbergwas born with only one kidney and struggled with healt...
Rene Auberjonois also joined the “Star Trek” family as a cast member on DS9. He played Odo, the shapeshifting chief of security on the space station. He became a regular on the convention circuit after the show ended. Auberjonois was a prolific actor both before and after “Star Trek.” He has over 225 credits on IMDB, and he was actively working rig...
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Jun 19, 2016 · Anton Yelchin, who played the young incarnation of Chekov, an excitable officer on the Starship Enterprise, in the rebooted “Star Trek” movie series, died early Sunday morning when he was...
The tributes continue to pour in for Anton Yelchin, Star Trek's current Chekov, who died in the early morning of June 19, at the age of 27. As reported, the actor was killed, in a freak accident, at home by his own car. He will be seen one last time as Chekov in Star Trek Beyond, due out next month.
Jul 20, 2016 · THE Star Trek cast faced an agonising decision after the death of Anton Yelchin: To retreat from the public eye, or to promote his first posthumous film.
Jun 20, 2016 · Actor Anton Yelchin, best known for his role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek movie series, has died in what is being labelled a "freak accident" involving his own car. Los...
A few months later, 27-year-old cast member Anton Yelchin (who played Pavel Chekov in the series) was killed in an accident involving his car, shocking his fans and drawing tributes from around...
