Star Trek Talent Mourn Patrick Stewart: 'Captain Picard Stood For the Best of Us'

Sir Patrick Stewart’s friends and colleagues from the world of Star Trek have taken to social media to share their tributes to the late Jean-Luc Picard actor, who died Thursday at the age of 86 from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. William Shatner, the iconic actor who portrayed Captain James T. Kirk in the original series, posted the following message on Facebook . “What a heartbreaking week it has been,” Shatner wrote, referring to the death of Chekov actor Walter Koenig on Monday. “Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor.