Ian McKellen pays tribute to 'beloved' friend Patrick Stewart

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 11:56 · Archive

Sir Patrick Stewart, famed for playing Captain Picard in Star Trek, has died from Alzheimer's disease at 86.

Sir Patrick Stewart, the actor famed for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, has died from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 86. He died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with the news announced on social media.

Sir Ian McKellen, who held a long friendship with Stewart, led tributes to his 'beloved' friend. In a statement posted to social media, Sir Ian said: 'You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and, in my case, love.'

Sir Ian said one of his strongest memories of Sir Patrick was cautioning him against starring in science fiction, with Sir Ian recalling he had once told him to think of his stage career in the UK. Stewart had a house in West Oxfordshire.

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• Ian McKellen pays tribute to 'beloved' friend Sir Patrick StewartSir Ian McKellen has led tributes to his "beloved" friend Sir Patrick Stewart after his death from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 86.Oxfordshire Guardian · 30 Oct, 11:30
• Ian McKellen pays tribute to 'beloved' friend Sir Patrick StewartSir Ian McKellen has led tributes to his "beloved" friend Sir Patrick Stewart after his death from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 86.Oxford Mail · 30 Oct, 11:30

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