Star Trek: The Original Series
Ensign Pavel Chekov ( Walter Koenig ) did not join the cast ofStar Trek : The Original Seriesuntil season 2 , but the USS Enterprise had another navigator first . Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) , Mr. Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) , and Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) became the most democratic character to come out ofTOS.Kirk and Spock ’s popularity , in finicky , transcendedStar Trekand made its way into ecumenical popular culture . But it take many crew member to keep the Enterprise up and running , some of whom stuck around longer than others .
After his unveiling inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 2 , Ensign Chekov served as the Starship Enterprise ’s sailing master , but he was n’t the first dedicated crew phallus to hold that position . Although he only appear in two episode ofTOSseason 1,navigator Lt . Kevin Riley ( Bruce Hyde ) became a surprisingly popular character . Bruce Hyde bed from act soon after appearing as Riley , although he sometimes attendedStar Trekconventions . Hyde ’s cinema and telly career was quite brief , and he taught communications at St. Cloud State University until his death on October 13 , 2015 , at the age of 74 from throat cancer .
Chekov’s Star Trek Predecessor Lt. Kevin Riley Explained
Lt. Riley Served As Navigator In Star Trek: TOS' “The Naked Time”
Lt . Kevin Riley ’s firstStar Trekappearance comes inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , episode 4 , " The Naked Time , " and this is likely the part for which he ’s most remembered . When the Enterprise bunch members are affected by a strange disease that makes them pretend intoxicated , Riley hijack the ship ’s technology section and declare himself maitre d’hotel . The Irish - behave Riley then do the Sung " I ’ll Take You Home Again , Kathleen " repeatedly over the go-ahead communications system . Like Chekov after him , Riley brought a certain liveliness to the Enterprise gang , with his youthful energy and gallant Irish inheritance .
The type in " The Conscience of the King " was not originally write to be Lt . Riley , but the lineament was alter when Bruce Hyde was drift . This is why Riley is a communicating military officer in " The Conscience of the King " rather than a sailing master .
Lt . Riley ’s second appearance comes inStar Trekseason 1 , instalment 13 , " The Conscience of the King , " which reveals Riley ’s history with the infamous governor , Kodos the Executioner ( Arnold Moss ) . The episode follows Captain Kirk as he investigate a Shakespearian acting troupe , believe the leader to be Kodos . Kodos had polish off Riley ’s family twenty years before , andKodos ' daughter Lenore ( Barbara Anderson)tries to murder Riley to protect her father ’s identity . Riley later seek to avenge his family by killing Kodos , but Kirk talk him out of it . It ’s not operose to imagine Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in this role , as he too was prone to passionate outbursts .
Why Riley Was A Popular Star Trek Recurring Character
If Riley Had Stuck Around, He Could’ve Fulfilled Chekov’s Role
As Lt . Riley was specially memorable in both of hisStar Trekappearances , he promptly became a popular character among fans . Riley ’s Irish roots and his uproarious melodious carrying into action in " The Naked Time " made him immediately likable . With the charm and schoolboyish undecomposed feel of Chekov and the everyman quality by and by exemplified by Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meany ) inStar Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , Riley was well-heeled to like . He fit in well with the rest of the Enterprise crew and would have been a wonderful plus to the regular cast .
Although he only appear in twoearlyStar Trekepisodes , Lt . Riley has bulge out up in numerous tie - in novels . One of these , The Sorrows of Empireby David Mack , even depicts Riley ’s Mirror Universe twin , who succeeds Spock as captain of the ISS Enterprise . In a2014 interview withStarTrek.com , Bruce Hyde talk about the sometimes bizarre experience of attend to conventions , where he was regularly asked to sing " I ’ll Take You Home Again , Kathleen . " Despite his brief incumbency onStar Trek : The Original Series , Lt . Kevin Riley remains a beloved and fondly remember appendage of theStar Trekfamily .
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