:QUOTE [links:https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hollywood-legend-patrick-stewart-dead-aged-86/, quotetype:plain, subtitle:Official statement]
We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday
at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny,
following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

:DURATION
Career on stage and screen
1966-06-01T00:00:00Z
2026-10-28T00:00:00Z

:STATS [links:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Stewart]
[icon:STAR] Born | 13 July 1940, Mirfield, Yorkshire
[icon:STAR] Knighted | 2010, services to drama
[icon:USERS] RSC seasons | 27 years (1966-1993)
[icon:STAR] Star Trek: TNG | 7 seasons, 178 episodes (1987-1994)
[icon:STAR] X-Men films as Professor X | 9 appearances (2000-2026)
[icon:HEART] Survived by | wife Sunny Ozell; two children

:TIMELINE [links:https://www.npr.org/2026/10/29/1230906945/patrick-stewart-dead]
Life arc
1940-07-13 | Born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England
1959-01-01 | Professional stage debut in Lincoln repertory
1966-01-01 | Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company
1971-01-01 | Broadway debut in A Midsummer Night's Dream
1979-01-01 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor
1987-09-28 | Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres; Stewart as Captain Picard
1991-01-01 | Drama Desk Award for one-man A Christmas Carol
2000-01-01 | X-Men film debut as Professor Charles Xavier
2010-01-01 | Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
2013-01-01 | Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in Hamlet
2020-01-01 | Star Trek: Picard premieres on CBS All Access
2026-10-28 | Died at home in Los Angeles, aged 86

:INFO
What is known and what is not yet known
Known: Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at his Los Angeles home.
Cause confirmed: Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
The announcement was made by longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak via his official social media accounts on 29 October. His wife Sunny Ozell was at his side. Stewart had not made his diagnosis public before the announcement.
Not yet known: When the diagnosis was first made; whether a memorial service will be held and where.
His final screen role will be as Professor X in Avengers: Doomsday (scheduled release 18 December 2026).

:NOTE [links:https://nwpb.org/npr-top-stories/2026-10-29/patrick-stewart-a-perceptive-patriarch-in-star-trek-and-x-men-dies-at-86]
Sources: Official Instagram statement (spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak); NPR/AP (20:29 UTC); Guardian (20:25 UTC); BBC (20:24 UTC); France24 (20:21 UTC); Britannica biography. Cover: U.S. Army photo by Cdt. Patrick Caughey, 2004 (public domain). Last updated 21:00 UTC 29 October 2026.