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Remember Patrick Stewart by Streaming Star Trek, X-Men and Other Genre-Defining Roles

Celebrate the life of Patrick Stewart through his iconic roles in TV and movies.

Remember Patrick Stewart by Streaming Star Trek, X-Men and Other Genre-Defining Roles

Patrick Stewart, the renowned actor best known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. The actor's career spanned over six decades, beginning with stage productions and smaller TV projects in the UK.

It was in 1987 that he gained mainstream popularity, taking on the iconic role of Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a series he starred in for seven seasons. Following this, he went on to portray Professor Xavier in six X-Men movies and a standalone Wolverine film, Logan. In December, audiences will witness Stewart in his final performance as Professor X in Avengers: Doomsday.

Stewart's final role is that of Sir Ritchfield, the elder sheep in The Sheep Detectives, an Amazon MGM Studios movie.

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