Sir Patrick Stewart 1940-2026: The life of a Shakespearean actor turned starship captain
Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor who parlayed his heavyweight status on stage into beloved roles like Professor Charles Xavier in the 'X-Men' films and Captain Jean-Luc Picard on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' has died at the age of 86. CTVNews.ca takes a look back at his life in pictures.
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English actor Patrick Stewart as Launce, with his dog Crab, during rehearsals for Robin Phillips' production of 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' for the Royal Shakespeare Company, London, Sept. 15, 1970. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Actors Jonathan Frakes, left to right, Marina Sirtis, Patrick Stewart, and Brent Spiner post for a portrait for Star Trek: The Next Generation, in Los Angeles, June 21, 1987. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)
Actor Patrick Stewart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 1988. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)
Patrick Stewart in a scene from 'Star Trek: First Contact.' (Photo by Ronald Siemoneit/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
The Prince of Wales, right, is introduced to actor Gates McFadden, by Patrick Stewart with the cast of "Star Trek: First Contact" when the Prince attended The British premiere of the movie at the Empire Leicester Square in London, Dec. 10, 1996. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Actor Patrick Stewart, left, and his wax model at a private viewing at Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum in London, Aug. 14, 2000. (Photo by Matthew Fearn - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Actor Patrick Stewart arrives with Wendy Neuss for the 54th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 4, 2000, at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
Patrick Stewart & Stan Lee during "X-Men" New York City premiere at Ellis Island in New York City, July 12, 2000. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
Patrick Stewart stars in his own adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', at the Albery Theatre in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005. (Photo by Steve Parsons - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
British actor Patrick Stewart, left, British actor Ian McKellen, centre, and Australian actor Hugh Jackman leave following the screening of the film "X-Men: The Last Stand," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Monday, May 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
British actors Patrick Stewart, as Macbeth, and Kate Fleetwood, as Lady Macbeth, during a rehearsal for a production of Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Gielgud Theatre in London, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Actor Patrick Stewart poses in his dressing room at the Lyceum Theater in New York on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, where he is starring in a production of Macbeth. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)
David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius perform in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet " directed by Gregory Doran at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Aug. 1, 2008. (Photo by robbie jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
Patrick Stewart as Claudius and Penny Downie as Gertrude in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet " directed by Gregory Doran at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Aug. 1, 2008. (Photo by robbie jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
Patrick Stewart as Shylock and Scott Handy as Antonio in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" directed by Rupert Goold at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, May 8, 2011. (Photo by robbie jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
Host and former recipient Patrick Stewart attends the 71st Annual Peabody Awards in New York, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Actors Patrick Stewart and LeVar Burton on stage at Toronto Comicon for the reunion of the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation in Toronto, Saturday, March 9, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart take their Opening Night Curtain Call for 'Waiting For Godot' at the Cort Theatre, in New York City, Nov. 24, 2013. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
From left, British actors Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Sir Ian McKellen and German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender pose together as they arrive for the UK Premiere of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" at a central London cinema, Monday, May 12, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Actor Patrick Stewart looks at specially selected X-Men items to be presented to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History at the National Museum of American History, in Washington, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Actors Patrick Stewart, left, and William Shatner gesture during the Star Trek: The Next Generation Reunion Event at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, IL on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart yells out for drivers to start their engines to begin the IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Actors Hugh Jackman, left, and Patrick Stewart, right, pose for the photographers during a photo call for the film 'Logan' at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Sir Ian McKellen, right, kisses Sir Patrick Stewart as he presents the award for Empire Legend to Stewart during the THREE Empire awards at The Roundhouse, in London, March 19, 2017. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo (3) of Australia cheers on actor Sir Patrick Stewart as he drinks champagne from Ricciardo's shoe after finishing third in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, on Sunday, June 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Patrick Stewart, left, and Gates McFadden attend the Star Trek Universe panel on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Michelle Hurd, from left, Sir Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Jeri Ryan and Gates McFadden, cast members in the Paramount+ television series "Star Trek: Picard" poses for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Michael Dorn, left, Josh Horowitz, Gates McFadden, Patrick Stewart, and Jonathan Frakes from "Star Trek: Picard" pose backstage before a screening and discussion at the 92nd Street Y on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)
Actors Patrick Stewart, left, and Whoopi Goldberg attend the Metropolitan Opera premiere of "Dead Man Walking" at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Patrick Stewart, left, and Sunny Ozell arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
