Patrick Stewart has died at age 86

<figure> <img alt="A photo of Patrick Stewart" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/gettyimages-2156843221.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in <em>Star Trek</em> and <em>X-Men</em>, has died at age 86. A <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DfFxNrvAVwK/?cplk=MXVhc3BuZW1qZmJ3bQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=3">message posted to</a> Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday "following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Born in 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, Stewart began his <a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/patrick-stewart">acting career in theater</a>. He eventually landed the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em>, which ran from 1987 to 1994. Stewart returned as the <em>Star Trek</em> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001772/bio/">captain in subsequent films</a>, including <em>Star Trek: Generations</em> (1994), <em>Star Trek: First Contact</em> (1996), <em>Star Trek: Insurrec …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1022626/patrick-stewart-star-trek-death">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>