Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’s’ Captain Picard and ‘X-Men’s’ Charles Xavier, Dies at 86

By Carmel Dagan

Carmel Dagan

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Patrick Stewart, the bald-headed English actor with impressive stage and film credits who will nevertheless be remembered most for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and as Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. He was 86.

According to a statement on his Instagram account, Stewart had a “brief” battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia before his death.

Stewart and his “Star Trek: TNG” co-stars took their characters to the big screen for several films before the “Star Trek” film franchise was rebooted by J.J. Abrams with characters from the original series.

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