# Patrick Stewart, Star Trek actor and acclaimed thespian, dies aged 86

Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Treak: the Next Generation and Charles Xavier in X-Men. Photograph: Philip Cheung/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Treak: the Next Generation and Charles Xavier in X-Men. Photograph: Philip Cheung/The Guardian Patrick Stewart, Star Trek actor and acclaimed thespian, dies aged 86 Star Trek: the Next Generation and X-Men actor died at his home after ‘a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia’ Patr

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/29/patrick-stewart-dead

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