At a glance
British stage and film actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86.39
Stewart died following an illness with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.69
A classical Shakespearean theater veteran, he built a distinguished career bridging stage performances with popular cinema and television.125
He achieved global fame portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series.578
His longtime collaborator and friend Ian McKellen issued a tribute honoring Stewart following his passing.346
Where sources agree
- Died at age 865 of 10
- Starred in Star Trek franchise6 of 10
- Portrayed Professor X in X-Men5 of 10
- Tribute paid by Ian McKellen3 of 10
Who covered this
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Sources
- 1BBC NewsSir Patrick Stewart: Actor who moved effortlessly between Star Trek and Shakespeare ↗
- 2The Hollywood ReporterPatrick Stewart’s Career Was a Rare and Thrilling Marriage of the Prestigious and the Populist ↗
- 3DeadlineIan McKellen Pays Tribute To Patrick Stewart: “He Wore His Heart On His Sleeve” ↗
- 4The Hollywood ReporterIan McKellen Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart: “A Man to Rely on, Admire and in My Case, Love” ↗
- 5The New York TimesPatrick Stewart Brought Elegance To ‘Star Trek’ as Jean-Luc Picard ↗
- 6VarietyIan McKellen Pays Tribute to Close Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘He Wore His Heart on His Sleeve’ ↗
- 7The New York TimesPatrick Stewart: A Life in Pictures ↗
- 8Fortune‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ icon Patrick Stewart dies at 86: ‘We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today’ ↗
- 9The GuardianPatrick Stewart, Star Trek actor and acclaimed thespian, dies aged 86 ↗
- 10NPRPatrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86 ↗
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