00:00The legendary Shakespearean British actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for playing iconic roles in the Star Trek TV series
00:07and the X-Men films, has died aged 86.
00:11A statement on his social media account said he died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday following a
00:17brief period with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
00:21Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV series Star Trek The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in
00:28the X-Men films.
00:30His career spanned nearly seven decades, including many years with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
00:36May I ask you something?
00:37In the 70s.
00:38And he was knighted in 2010.
00:41Too nervous.
00:42Co-star Hugh Jackman called him a tremendous friend and man, while William Shatner said Captain Picard stood for the
00:49best of us, as did the man who played him.
00:52The Great Leap.
