Sir Patrick Stewart dies at 86, drawing tributes
Star Trek and X-Men icon dies following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia
Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who became a global icon as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men's Professor Charles Xavier, has died at his home in Los Angeles aged 86. His spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, said he died following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia”, diagnoses that had not previously been made public. Tributes from co-stars Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and George Takei have since poured in, remembering the knighted thespian as a magnificent talent and beloved friend.