Anton Yelchin

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (11 March 1989–19 June 2016; age 27) was a Russian-born actor from Southern California who played Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond. He also voiced Chekov in the 2013 Star Trek video game and appeared in character for an Xfinity commercial. [1] Yelchin took over the role from Walter Koenig, who portrayed the character on Star Trek: The Original Series and in seven feature films. Yelchin was unsure exactly why he was cast in...