Star Trek and X-men Actor Sir Patrick Stewart Dies Aged 86

Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, known for his work on Shakespeare, the Star Trek franchise, and the X-Men films, has died aged 86.

Stewart died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, following "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said.

While best known as Professor Charles Xavier and Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the X-Men and Star Trek: The Next Generation series and films, respectively, Stewart spent more of his career onstage than in the X-Mansion or on the USS Enterprise.

Besides playing everyone from Claudius to Macbeth, he often performed a one-man rendition of A Christmas Carol and did West End and Broadway runs of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in repertoire with close friend Ian McKellen.

Writing on Instagram, Sir Patrick's team said: "We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia."
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