Actor Sir Patrick Stewart, known worldwide for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.
A statement from Stewart’s representative said he passed away “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.”
“He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all,” the statement said.
The statement added: “We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.”
Stewart trained as a Shakespearean stage actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He was nominated for a Tony Award for a 2008 production of Macbeth, won a 1992 Drama Desk Award for A Christmas Carol, and received Olivier Awards for Carol, Antony and Cleopatra, and Hamlet.
His film work in the 1980s included Excalibur and Dune. In 1987 he took on the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a character he played across multiple series through Star Trek: Picard’s final season in 2023. He also portrayed Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise, last appearing in that role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Other film credits include Jeffrey, Conspiracy Theory, Green Room, The Kid Who Would Be King and a cameo in L.A. Story.
Stewart also had an extensive voice-acting career, with roles in The Prince of Egypt, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Chicken Little, The Sheep Detective, a television adaptation of Animal Farm, two episodes of The Simpsons, and a recurring role on American Dad! since 2005. He narrated the Ted films and won a Grammy for his reading of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.
On television, Stewart appeared in Blunt Talk, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Hollow Crown, Frasier, and a miniseries adaptation of Moby Dick, among other projects.
He published a memoir, Making It So, in 2023, and was an advocate for Amnesty International, survivors of domestic violence, and the charity Combat Stress.
Stewart’s social media accounts have requested that memorial contributions be directed to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund and Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.
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