OT: Patrick Stewart has passed away (86)

Patrick Stewart, the gentlemanly British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek” and later as the erudite mutant mentor Professor X in “X-Men,” has died at the age of 86, according to his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.

Stewart died in his Los Angeles home Wednesday night, after a “short and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” read astatement shared by Novak.

“We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invisible grace,” it said.

Stewart was most famed for his role in the hugely popular science fiction series “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” which ran from 1987 to 1994 and charted the adventures of the crew of the Starship Enterprise as it battled against evil forces in the galaxy. The franchise yielded several spin-off movies. Stewart’s most recent outing as Picard was in the “Star Trek: Picard” television series, which ran from 2020 to 2023.

Stewart continued working into his 80s. He will appear in the highly anticipated “Avengers: Doomsday,” where he resumed his role of Professor X, the telepathic paralyzed founder of the X-Men. Marvel expressed its condolences at his death, remembering him as a “singular talent, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman.”

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Recall he was in that first DUNE movie in the '80's - God I'm old.

Vanguard83 wrote:

Recall he was in that first DUNE movie in the '80's - God I'm old.

That's the only one I've seen. Was a big fan of Sting at the time and he was in that, as well as one of the best villain actors of all time, Brad Dourif...

Vanguard83 wrote:

Recall he was in that first DUNE movie in the '80's - God I'm old.

...and Excalibur. Me, too.

Oh shit. I remember one of those TNG "cast reunion" videos and the now famous story of the TNG cast being such cutups between takes that 2 directors said they'd never work on TNG again. The producers told them to cool it. Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar) replied that they had to have some fun during 12+ hour days on set. Patrick responded with "Who said it was supposed to be fun?" Weeks later Crosby decided to leave the show and her character was killed off. The scene for Yar's memorial service is a set made to look like a pastoral idyll. Patrick the grouch sees the set and starts singing "The Sound of Music" 😆 Since that moment, the TNG cast all agree that Patrick became the silliest of them all.