Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' captain and Shakespearean actor, dies at 86
What's new: Posts on his social accounts said he died at home in Los Angeles after Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Patrick Stewart, the British stage and screen actor who became globally known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor X in the "X-Men" films, has died at 86. Posts on his Facebook and Instagram pages said Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles after a brief struggle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. Trained in Shakespeare, Stewart joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and made his Broadway debut in 1970. His run as Picard stretched across seven TV seasons, four films and the later series "Star Trek: Picard." He was knighted in 2010.