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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men Actor, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, died Wednesday at age 86. An Instagram post announcing his death said he passed after a brief battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. His final role as Professor X is set to appear in Avengers: Doomsday later this year.

cnet.com · 2026-10-30

Actor Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, famed for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at age 86. A statement on his Instagram account said he passed away at his Los Angeles home after what it described as a brief battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Stewart, knighted in 2010, began his career in British theater before becoming a global screen icon.

theverge.com · 2026-10-29