Patrick Stewart, Known for Oblivion & Star Trek, Passed Away

The renowned British actor, acclaimed for his screen and stage work, died at the age of 86. Patrick Stewart, the British stage and screen actor known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at the age of 86. Stewart passed away on Wednesday, October 28, at his home in Los Angeles following "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia," longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak announced, according to The Hollywood Reporter .