Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Picard and X-Men’s Xavier, dies at 86
His family announced on 29 October that the British actor had died the previous day at his home in Los Angeles.
Patrick Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at his home in Los Angeles, according to the family statement published on 29 October through his official account. The British actor was 86, as also reported by ERTnews.
The statement’s attached text says he was in the care of his wife Sunny after a brief period with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. This is the family’s account; no independent medical assessment is added.
From the stage to the screen
He became internationally known as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. His career encompassed the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway, cinema and television.
The family statement also remembers his charitable and social activism. It requests memorial donations supporting Alzheimer’s research and caregivers in place of flowers.
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