Classically trained stage actor best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men films, Patrick Stewart, has died.
He was 86.
Stewart died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, California, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
The English actor rose to fame for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, which ran for seven years.
He played the space captain in over 170 episodes of the sci-fi television series between 1987 and 1994, in addition to four feature films before returning in Star Trek: Picard from 2020 to 2023.
Stewart also won millions of fans with his portrayal of Professor Charles Xavier in blockbuster X-Men films.
Paying tribute, Marvel Studios said Stewart brought Charles Xavier to life with “extraordinary grace, intelligence, and humanity, defining the character for generations of fans, from X-Men to Logan to Avengers: Doomsday.”
Stewart, the distinguished stage and screen actor and New York Times best-selling author whose career spanned nearly six decades, was a three-time Olivier Award winner and a Tony Award nominee for his stage work and received multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations for his work across television and film.
