Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men star, dies at 86
The actor played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Prof. Charles Xavier; his spokesperson said he had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Patrick Stewart, the actor who played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Prof. Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, died at 86 at his home in Los Angeles on a Wednesday, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
His longtime spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, said Stewart had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Stewart came to Star Trek after decades of classical theater work in England and was cast as Picard in the late 1980s. Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in September 1987, and its season-three finale, "Best of Both Worlds," aired in 1990. The series ended in 1994 after seven seasons.
He went on to appear in four Next Generation films: Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998) and Nemesis (2002).
Stewart played Prof. Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000) and appeared in six more X-Men films, among them X2 (2003), The Last Stand (2006), Days of Future Past (2014) and Logan (2017).
Quick answers
How old was Patrick Stewart when he died?
He was 86 and died at his home in Los Angeles.
What was Patrick Stewart's cause of death?
His spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, said he had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Which characters did Patrick Stewart play?
He played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Prof. Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.