Beloved “Star Trek” actor Patrick Stewart has died at 86.
Stewart passed away in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body dementia, according to a statement on his Instagram.
Patrick Stewart arrives for the 84th Annual Peabody Awards at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 9, 2024. Getty Images
Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a promotional photo for “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in California in 1987. Getty Images
Stewart also plays Professor X in a scene from the 2000 film “X-Men.” ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Stewart returns as Professor Charles Xavier, a telepath and leader of the X-Men, on May 25, 2006. Twentieth Century Fox
“He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all,” the statement continued.
“We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.”
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