According to foreign media reports, British actor Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86.
He was Professor X in X-Men, Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also appeared in Dune, Macbeth, Othello, Moby Dick, The Lion in Winter, and more. His over 50-year acting career left behind many iconic film, television, and theater roles, with his final screen appearance set to be in Avengers: Doomsday this December.
Stewart's representatives issued a statement confirming that he passed away on the 28th of this month at his home in Los Angeles, accompanied by his wife Sunny, after battling Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
The statement read: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, under the devoted care of his beloved wife, Sunny. After a brief yet moving journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, he was surrounded by the warm embrace of family and friends, with live music, prayers, tears, laughter, and the deep emotions only he could evoke—emotions to which he dedicated his life. We will forever cherish the serene and contemplative expression on his face, an eternal testament to his unparalleled elegance."
Stewart was a distinguished stage and screen actor and a New York Times bestselling author, with a career spanning nearly six decades. He won three Olivier Awards, received a Tony Award nomination for his stage work, and earned multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his work in television and film.
Marvel Studios issued a statement paying tribute: "All of us at Marvel Studios are deeply saddened by the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart. With extraordinary grace, wit, and humanity, Sir Patrick brought Professor Charles Xavier to life, creating a character beloved by generations of fans from X-Men to Logan to Avengers: Doomsday. He was a gifted actor, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman. Our deepest condolences go out to his wife Sunny, his children, his friends, and the countless fans around the world moved by his art."
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Sir Patrick Stewart (1940-2026)
Patrick's life was first and foremost shaped by his identity as someone born and raised in Yorkshire, a proud county in northern England that he loved dearly until the end. You could sense this in his accented voice and his candid way of expressing his thoughts and feelings. Yorkshire people tolerate no half-truths and never shy away from major issues. He always wore his heart on his sleeve, making him a trustworthy and admirable person—and, for my part, someone I loved.
Half a century ago, we first met as ambitious young actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company, though we did not perform in the same production. My first vivid memory of him was encountering him on the streets of central London a few years later. He told me he had been offered a major role in Star Trek. "But Patrick, think of your stage career in Britain. Do you really want to take that risk? Get lost in Hollywood for years?" He took the risk, and we should all be grateful to him, for he delighted not only loyal Star Trek fans but also film and theater audiences worldwide. Audiences marveled at how he leveraged his international fame to star in a series of successful films (including, of course, X-Men) while performing classic plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter, and Beckett in Stratford, London's West End, and on Broadway.
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America became his second home, where he met his beloved Sunny, who cared for him through sickness and health, in good times and bad. Yet he never forgot his roots: the achievement this contemporary actor, respected and loved on both sides of the Atlantic, was most proud of was his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield in Yorkshire.
Ian McKellen, October 29, 2026,
Photo: University of Huddersfield
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