Who Is Sir Patrick Stewart? | Patrick Stewart, X-Men Star, Dies At 86 Following Alzheimer Battle

Veteran Hollywood actor Patrick Stewart, best known for his popular roles of Jean-Luc Picard from the Star Trek series and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film franchise, has died at the age of 86 after a brief struggle with "Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia", according to his longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak. The news of his death was announced on his official X page. The post revealed that the actor, who died at his Los Angeles home, was battling Alzheimer's disease.