The Late Great Sir Patrick Stewart

Sir Patrick Stewart died on October 28, 2026, at the age of 86. He had Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Although best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Xavier in the X-Men movies, he appeared in a wide variety of roles, from Sejanus in I, Claudius to Gurney Halleck in Dune (1984).Patrick Stewart was born on July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire. He attended Crowlees Junior and Infants School in Mirfield and then Mirfield Secondary Modern School. He left school at age 15 and he took a job at the newspaper The Dewsbury Reporter. At the same time, he took part in local theatre. He left the newspaper after a year to pursue acting. To make a living, he took a job in sales at a furniture store. At 18, he won a scholarship at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He was 26 when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the Sixties, he also acted with the National Theatre. Patrick Stewart made his television debut in an episode…

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