Patrick Stewart, Star of Star Trek and X-Men, Dies Aged 86
Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. He died on 28 October at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by friends and family, and news of his death was announced on 29 October through statements on his X and Instagram accounts (ABC).
Stewart's death followed a long journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, two conditions that affect memory, thinking and movement (Eurogamer).
He was best known to television audiences as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. On the big screen he played Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, in several X-Men films. Many people first knew his voice from those roles, and from his work in video games.
In games, Stewart voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the fantasy role-playing game from Bethesda. He narrated the game's opening. He also narrated both Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games, made by the studio MercurySteam.
Bethesda marked his death with a tribute that called him "an emperor, a captain, and an inspiration to us all" (Eurogamer).
Rather than flowers, the family asked for donations to two dementia charities. Memorial contributions were requested for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America Caregiver Resources and the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Fund, according to a post on Stewart's Instagram account.
For readers who know him from the bridge of the Enterprise, the cinema or a game's opening scene, the roles remain. The voices and characters he left behind are still on screens around the world.
