"Godspeed, Captain!": Stars pay tribute to the late Patrick Stewart

Hollywood mourns the loss of Patrick Stewart. Following the death of the legendary Star Trek actor, numerous colleagues are paying emotional tributes. Stewart died on October 28 in Los Angeles at the age of 86. The British actor rose to worldwide fame as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation. His former Star Trek colleagues, in particular, are deeply saddened. William Shatner, known as Captain Kirk, describes Stewart on Instagram as a friend and a great actor. Captain Picard embodied the best in humanity, just like the man who played him. George Takei paid tribute to the late actor as an irreplaceable legend who inspired an entire generation. Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander Riker alongside Stewart, simply writes, Rest in peace, my friend. Will Wheaton, who played Ensign Wesley Crusher, bids farewell with a photo of them together and the words, Godspeed, Captain. Stewart also leaves a huge void in the Marvel Universe. In the X-Men films, he played Professor Charles Xavier. His longtime co-star, Hugh Jackman, shares two photos of them together and writes, I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days. Ian McKellen pays tribute to his late friend and fellow actor with emotional words. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire, and in my case, love, he wrote on Instagram.