Patrick Stewart, star of stage and 'Star Trek,' dies at 86

PBS NewsHour · 2026-10-29 21:02 UTC

Stewart was a classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films.

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, has died. He was 86.

Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. Stewart's diagnoses had not been previously disclosed.

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