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Anton Yelchin as Chekov in the 2009 film "Star Trek."
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Anton Yelchin
Died on June 19, 2016 at age 27
Mr. Yelchin played the young incarnation of Chekov, an excitable officer on the Starship Enterprise, in the rebooted “Star Trek” movie series. He died in Los Angeles when he was pinned by his car in his driveway.
Notable Deaths 2016
Remembering Muhammad Ali, Prince, Patty Duke, Edward Albee, Pat Summitt, Gene Wilder, Phyllis Schlafly, David Bowie, Elie Wiesel, Shimon Peres, Nancy Reagan, Arnold Palmer, Harper Lee and others who died this year.