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Merge 104.8 | 30 October 2026
Legendary British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Stewart became a global star playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role he portrayed across seven television seasons and several films. He was also widely recognised as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise. A distinguished Shakespearean actor, Stewart enjoyed a career spanning more than six decades and was knighted in 2010 for services to drama.
