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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies aged 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died aged 86.
Sir Patrick Stewart, the British actor renowned for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles aged 86. He died following a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. Before his global fame in science fiction and superhero franchises, Stewart spent decades as an acclaimed stage actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing Shakespeare and modern classics. His co-stars paid tribute: Hugh Jackman said Stewart was 'one of the greats of stage and screen' and that he learned much from him; Ian McKellen called him 'the most respected and beloved actor of his generation'; and William Shatner, who played the original Captain Kirk, said Stewart 'stood for the best of us'.
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