Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer | October 29, 2026 - 2:23 PM Actor Patrick Stewart speaks at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 20, 2019. Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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. “We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today,” Hugh Jackman, a frequent Stewart co-star in the “X-Men” universe, said on social media. “And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man. I learned so much from him. I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days.” While best known as Professor…