Sir Patrick Stewart · 1940–2026
Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. He died on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
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The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
Announced by his family
“We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” the family statement read. His spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, confirmed the death.
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The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
Mirfield · Yorkshire
Born on 13 July 1940 in Mirfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Stewart joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and stayed until 1982. He won two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for services to drama.
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The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
Star Trek · 1987–1994
Stewart gained international stardom as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), which ran for seven seasons and 178 episodes. He later said the role changed everything for him — and that his years with the Royal Shakespeare Company were, in his words, preparation for sitting in the captain's chair.
Photos: Patrick Stewart in July 2019 by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Patrick Stewart in 2023 via Wikimedia Commons; Patrick Stewart in 1999 via Wikimedia Commons. Page images were re-exported with the subject in the upper portion of the frame and an empty band below, so no text overlaps the subject; no image was upscaled beyond its source resolution (the 2019 photograph was downscaled from 1297 pixels wide; the 2023 and 1999 photographs are used at their native widths). Converted to WebP; display crops may apply. All page photographs show Patrick Stewart, the subject of this story.
The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
Four films, then a return
After the series ended, Stewart reprised Picard in four Star Trek films from 1994 to 2002, beginning with Star Trek Generations. He returned to the role once more in Star Trek: Picard, which ran for three seasons from 2020 to 2023 and reunited him with his Next Generation castmates.
Photos: Patrick Stewart in July 2019 by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Patrick Stewart in 2023 via Wikimedia Commons; Patrick Stewart in 1999 via Wikimedia Commons. Page images were re-exported with the subject in the upper portion of the frame and an empty band below, so no text overlaps the subject; no image was upscaled beyond its source resolution (the 2019 photograph was downscaled from 1297 pixels wide; the 2023 and 1999 photographs are used at their native widths). Converted to WebP; display crops may apply. All page photographs show Patrick Stewart, the subject of this story.
The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
X-Men · 2000–2017
On film, Stewart gained further stardom as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men series, beginning with X-Men in 2000 and including X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Logan in 2017. He returned to the role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022.
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The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
Tributes
William Shatner, who played the original Captain Kirk, wrote: “Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him.” Marvel Studios called him “a singular talent, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman.”
Photos: Patrick Stewart in July 2019 by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Patrick Stewart in 2023 via Wikimedia Commons; Patrick Stewart in 1999 via Wikimedia Commons. Page images were re-exported with the subject in the upper portion of the frame and an empty band below, so no text overlaps the subject; no image was upscaled beyond its source resolution (the 2019 photograph was downscaled from 1297 pixels wide; the 2023 and 1999 photographs are used at their native widths). Converted to WebP; display crops may apply. All page photographs show Patrick Stewart, the subject of this story.
The death was announced by Stewart's family on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in a statement shared to his Instagram account and confirmed by his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, as reported by PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and OK! on 29 October 2026. All other facts are reported by at least two of the outlets below.
His final screen role
Stewart is set to appear posthumously as Professor Xavier in Avengers: Doomsday, which will be his final screen appearance. In lieu of flowers, his family asked for memorial contributions to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Fund and Alzheimer's Foundation of America Caregiver Resources. Tap below for more VisitBest web stories.