# Patrick Stewart, Shakespearean actor and ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star, dies at 86

https://mins.news/en/item/121406

- Reuters, 2026-10-29 20:10 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-actor-patrick-stewart-has-died-his-family-says-2026-10-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae3a82527f3420001c8e22a

> Patrick Stewart rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor, then achieved worldwide fame as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films. He died at 86.

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