# Patrick Stewart dies at 86: from the stage to Picard and Xavier

- By: Gala Today Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:55:00.000Z

## Excerpt

His family announced on October 29 that the British actor died the previous day at his home in Los Angeles. British actor Sir Patrick Stewart died on October 28, 2026, aged 86, at his home in Los Angeles; his family announced it on October 29. The family statement describes a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia and asks for donations to two charities in place of flowers. Stewart is due to appear as Charles Xavier in Avengers: Doomsday, out on December 18, 2026; Marvel Studios has called it his final on-screen appearance, according to TBreak.

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