Robert Walker Jr. obit

Star Trek actor Robert Walker Jr. dies at 79

He was not on the list.

Robert Walker Jr., the actor known for the memorable Star Trek episode “Charlie X,” has died. He was 79.

The official Star Trek website reported the news Friday, citing Walker’s family. “We are saddened to report the passing of Robert Walker Jr., the actor who played the titular role in Star Trek: The Original Series episode ‘Charlie X,’” the Star Trek Twitter page said.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walker died Thursday in Malibu, Calif. The cause of death is not known at this time.

In “Charlie X,” the second episode of the original series, which ran from 1966 to 1969, Walker played the lone survivor of a shuttle crash with dangerous powers. The episode was written by D.C. Fontana, who died Monday.

In addition to the popular sci-fi show, Walker had roles on series including Dallas (as Harding Devers), Bonanza, Charlie’s Angels, Columbo, CHiPs, Murder, She Wrote, and L.A. Law.

He also appeared in numerous films, including 1964’s Ensign Pulver and 1969’s Easy Rider and Young Billy Young.

Born on April 15, 1940, in Queens, New York, Walker was the son of actors Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones. His mother later remarried Hollywood producing legend David O. Selznick.

According to THR, Walker’s survivors include his wife, Dawn, and his seven children — Michelle, David, Charlie, Jordan, Colette, Henry and Emily — in addition to five grandchildren.

Filmography

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1963      The Hook             Pvt. O.A. Dennison          

1963      The Ceremony Dominic              

1964      Ensign Pulver     Ensign Frank Pulver        

1965      The Touching and the Not Touching                        

1966      COMBAT!            Ollie Joe Brown                 Episode: "Ollie Joe"

1966      Star Trek              Charlie Evans     Episode: "Charlie X"

1967      The Time Tunnel               Billy the Kid (William H. Bonney)               Episode: "Billy the Kid"

1967      The Happening Herby   

1967      The War Wagon                Billy Hyatt           

1967      Bonanza               Mark Cole            Episode: "The Gentle Ones"

1967      The Invaders      Nick Baxter         Episode: "Panic"

1968      The Savage Seven            Johnnie               

1968      Eve         Mike Yates         

1968      Killers Three       Johnny Warder

1969      Agilok & Blubbo                Agilok   

1969      Easy Rider           Jack       

1969      Young Billy Young             Billy Young         

1970      The Man from O.R.G.Y. Steve Victor       

1970      Road to Salina    Jonas    

1972      Beware! The Blob             Bobby Hartford

1973      Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman               Le guitariste      

1973      Hex        Chupo   

1974      The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe   Edgar Allan Poe                

1974      Gone with the West        Sheriff of Black Miller    

1976      The Passover Plot             Bar Talmi            

1977      Quincy, M.E.       Peter Thorwald

1977      Evil Town             Mike Segal         

1978      The Six Million Dollar Man            Cloche / Bell       2 episodes

1982      CHiPs     Tom Corey          Episode: "Ice Cream Man"

1982      Angkor: Cambodia Express           Andrew Cameron            

1983      Olivia     Michael 'Mike' Grant     

1983      Making of a Male Model               Joseph TV movie

1983      The Devonsville Terror   Matthew Pendleton      

1983      Hambone and Hillie         The Wanderer   

1990     Fatal Charm   Edgar Perkins

2018      Beyond the Darkness      Agent Mills         (final film role)