Patrick Stewart dies at 86 after brief dementia illness
The Shakespearean actor known as Captain Picard and Professor X died at his Los Angeles home after Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia, his family said.
Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86 at his home in Los Angeles.
A family statement said he had Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, and was cared for by his wife Sunny.
He was best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.
He was knighted in 2010 by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to drama.
He began as a Royal Shakespeare Company stage actor before global fame in his late forties.