Patrick Stewart, the British actor who was known for several generations as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the ship's commander in the "Star Trek" series, has died at the age of 86 after suffering from Alzheimer's and "dementia with Lewy bodies". His family announced that Stewart died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (October 28, 1405) at his home in Los Angeles after a short illness. Stewart has worked in theatre, television and film for more than six decades. His most famous television role was Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation; The role he played since 1987 and later returned to in several films and in the "Star Trek: Picard" series. In cinema, he became a well-known figure for another generation of viewers with the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" film series. Despite his worldwide fame in science fiction and superhero works, much of Stewart's professional life has been spent on stage. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and acted in many Shakespeare productions over the years. Stewart won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1979 and for playing Claudius and the ghost of Hamlet's father in 2009. His solo performance of A Christmas Carol also won him an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment in 1994. Dementia with Lewy bodies is the same disease that was later discovered that affected the American actor Robin Williams, who died in 2014 at the age of 63. This disease affects parts of the brain involved in thinking, memory and movement and can be associated with cognitive disorders, movement problems and behavioral changes. In addition to this disease, Stewart also had Alzheimer's disease; A diagnosis that was not published until the announcement of his death.

Patrick Stewart, the British actor who was known for several generations as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the ship's commander in the "Star Trek" series, has died at the age of 86 after suffering from Alzheimer's and "dementia with Lewy bodies". His family announced that Stewart died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (October 28, 1405) at his home in Los Angeles after a short illness. Stewart has worked in theatre, television and film for more than six decades. His most famous television role was Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation; The role he played since 1987 and later returned to in several films and in the "Star Trek: Picard" series. In cinema, he became a well-known figure for another generation of viewers with the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" film series. Despite his worldwide fame in science fiction and superhero works, much of Stewart's professional life has been spent on stage. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and acted in many Shakespeare productions over the years. Stewart won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1979 and for playing Claudius and the ghost of Hamlet's father in 2009. His solo performance of A Christmas Carol also won him an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment in 1994. Dementia with Lewy bodies is the same disease that was later discovered that affected the American actor Robin Williams, who died in 2014 at the age of 63. This disease affects parts of the brain involved in thinking, memory and movement and can be associated with cognitive disorders, movement problems and behavioral changes. In addition to this disease, Stewart also had Alzheimer's disease; A diagnosis that was not published until the announcement of his death.