{"id":3735,"date":"2026-11-08T23:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2026-11-09T22:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:05:06","slug":"to-me-to-the-final-frontier-patrick-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/11\/08\/to-me-to-the-final-frontier-patrick-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"‘To me, to the final frontier’: Patrick Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Randall Elvin<\/a> \u00b7 Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Patrick
Patrick Stewart smiles at a fundraiser. (Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sir Patrick Stewart died in his home at age 86. He dealt with a \u201cbrief and poignant journey\u201d with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Lewy body dementia. His roles in \u201cStar Trek\u201d and \u201cX-Men\u201d led to him becoming an acclaimed British actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For six decades, Stewart reached audiences through theater and television. Since he is well known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, it is easy to forget how he got started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart began as a stage actor and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966. He spent many years performing Shakespeare productions and other classic works. His theater background aided him in his more prominent roles, as it shaped his commanding presence and thoughtful performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1987, Stewart took on the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in \u201cStar Trek: The Next Generation.\u201d The series became one of the franchise\u2019s most successful installments, and Picard became one of television\u2019s most recognizable captains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early 2000s, he played Professor Charles Xavier in the \u201cX-Men\u201d films. His performance continued through several installments, including the 2017 film \u201cLogan,\u201d where he delivered one of the franchise\u2019s most memorable performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following his death, fellow \u201cX-Men\u201d star Hugh Jackman called him \u201cone of the greats of stage and screen,\u201d adding that he was a tremendous friend from whom he learned a great deal. Ian McKellen, who played Magneto, reminisced on their 50-year friendship. He described Stewart as \u201ca man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.\u201d Whoopi Goldberg also remembered her longtime friend and \u201cStar Trek\u201d co-star, sharing a simple farewell: \u201cSee you on the next holodeck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in his final years, Stewart showed little interest in stepping away from acting. In a July interview celebrating the 60th anniversary of \u201cStar Trek,\u201d he reflected on continuing to work and take on new challenges. When asked about retirement, he responded, \u201cI\u2019ll always and forever be an actor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart\u2019s final film appearance will be as Professor X in \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d scheduled to release in December. It is a fitting final chapter for an actor whose performances reached generations of movie and television fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Randall Elvin \u00b7 Entertainment Editor Sir Patrick Stewart died in his home at age 86. He dealt with a \u201cbrief and poignant journey\u201d with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Lewy body dementia. His roles in \u201cStar Trek\u201d and \u201cX-Men\u201d led to him becoming an acclaimed British actor. For six decades, Stewart reached audiences through theater and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[220],"tags":[21,258,308,75],"class_list":["post-3735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-movies-tv","tag-nov-6-2026-edition","tag-randall-elvin"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image.webp",1600,900,false],"thumbnail":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image-300x169.webp",300,169,true],"medium_large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image-768x432.webp",768,432,true],"large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image-1024x576.webp",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image-1536x864.webp",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/image.webp",1600,900,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"elvinrj23","author_link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/author\/elvinrj23\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Randall Elvin \u00b7 Entertainment Editor Sir Patrick Stewart died in his home at age 86. He dealt with a \u201cbrief and poignant journey\u201d with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Lewy body dementia. His roles in \u201cStar Trek\u201d and \u201cX-Men\u201d led to him becoming an acclaimed British actor. For six decades, Stewart reached audiences through theater and…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3735"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3746,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions\/3746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}