Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard and X-Men's Professor Charles Xavier, dies aged 86 after Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia
Sir Patrick Stewart, who died on Wednesday aged 86. He is to appear posthumously as Professor Xavier in Marvel's forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday.
Sir Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, with wife Sunny Ozell at his side, after what his family described as "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia." The Yorkshire-born actor, who left school at 15 to work as an obituary writer before finding his stage calling, built a seven-decade career spanning Shakespeare, Dickens and sci-fi legend.
William Shatner, his Star Trek rival-turned-friend, mourned him as "magnificent" in an emotional public tribute joined by Hugh Jackman and George Takei.
Stewart is set to appear posthumously in the upcoming Marvel film 'Avengers: Doomsday', reprising Professor Xavier one final time.
Huddersfield Town, his lifelong beloved football club, were among the first to pay tribute to the Mirfield-born icon.
