Walter Koenig’s Death Certificate Lists Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Walter Koenig died of cardiopulmonary arrest, according to his death certificate, which also lists chronic diastolic congestive heart failure as an underlying cause and acute renal failure as a significant contributing condition. Koenig, the actor who played Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, was 90. The medical details were reported from the certificate’s account. Both reports of the document’s contents trace to the same account, so they do not represent independent confirmation of its findings. Koenig’s representatives announced his death on October 26. A separate report placed his death on October 25 at his Los Angeles home, with his daughter and niece by his side. The certificate lists Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles as Koenig’s final resting place, the same cemetery where his son, Andrew, was laid to rest in 2010. One report said Koenig was cremated on October 30. The accounts do not state when his remains were placed at the cemetery. Koenig became known for playing Chekov on Star Trek: The Original Series and appeared in the original cast’s films. He joined the television series in its second season. He also wrote the animated series episode “The Infinite Vulcan” and...