British actor Patrick Stewart dies aged 86
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SABC News, Seneweb, Bénin Web TV and MyJoyOnline
British actor Patrick Stewart, known for «Star Trek» and «X-Men», has died aged 86, according to SABC News, Seneweb, Bénin Web TV and MyJoyOnline. The latter says he died at home on Wednesday and that his spokesperson described his experience with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia as brief. Stewart was due to reprise the role of Charles Xavier in «Avengers: Doomsday», due in December 2026.
Patrick Stewart played Jean-Luc Picard in all seven seasons of «Star Trek: The Next Generation», which began airing in 1987, and then in four films in the franchise. He reprised the role in the three-season series «Star Trek: Picard», according to MyJoyOnline.
He also played Charles Xavier in more than six «X-Men» films and was due to reprise the role in «Avengers: Doomsday», scheduled for release in December 2026. MyJoyOnline says he also recorded an audiobook devoted to William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets and voiced the animated comedy «The Sheep Detectives».
On stage, Stewart performed in more than 60 Royal Shakespeare Company productions and received three Olivier Awards as well as a Tony Award nomination. He won a Grammy in 1995 for a spoken-word album for children. Queen Elizabeth II appointed him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 and knighted him in 2010, according to MyJoyOnline.
His spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, said that his wife, Sunny Ozell, was by his side when he died. She also praised his commitment to social justice, women’s rights, veterans and refugees, among other causes, MyJoyOnline reports.
