Patrick Stewart Dies at 86: Key Dates in His Life and Career

Sir Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at his home in Los Angeles, his representatives said in a statement posted Thursday. He was 86.

The statement said he died “following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.” The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the death through a representative. The family asked for donations to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund in lieu of flowers.

Stewart spent 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, the two roles most of his audience knew him by. The timeline below adds his age at each milestone, computed from his July 13, 1940, birth date.

Patrick Stewart: key dates and his age at each one

Date	Milestone	Age
July 13, 1940	Born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England	0
1966	Joins the Royal Shakespeare Company (to 1982)	25 or 26
January 1967	Television debut, on Coronation Street	26
Sept. 28, 1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres	47
Dec. 16, 1996	Star dedicated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	56
July 14, 2000	X-Men opens in U.S. theaters	60
2010 New Year Honours	Knighted for services to drama	69
Jan. 23, 2020	Star Trek: Picard premieres	79
Oct. 28, 2026	Dies at home in Los Angeles	86

He lived 31,518 days. X-Men opened one day after his 60th birthday, and Picard began when he was 79, more than three decades after he first played the role. A printable yearly calendar is handy for marking the anniversaries.

From the stage to the Enterprise

The Hollywood Walk of Fame biography says Stewart left school at 15, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and became an Associate Artist in 1968. He made his television debut in January 1967 on Coronation Street and later moved to the Royal National Theatre.

Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered on Sept. 28, 1987, with Stewart as Picard, captain of the Starship Enterprise. He returned to the role in Star Trek: Picard, which premiered Jan. 23, 2020.

Professor X, Emmy nominations and a knighthood

Stewart first played Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, released July 14, 2000, and returned to the role in later films in the series.

The Television Academy lists four Emmy nominations: Moby Dick (1998), as executive producer of The Lion in Winter (2004), Extras (2006) and Hamlet on Great Performances (2010). He was made a Knight Bachelor for services to drama in the 2010 New Year Honours, announced at the end of December 2009.

What the family asked for

The statement asked for donations to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund instead of flowers. Funeral and memorial plans had not been announced as of Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29. For other dates this season, see our November 2026 printable calendar.