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Patrick Stewart has died

935 points j4mie 1 hour ago 171 comments

https://archive.ph/y4Egm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart

danso 55 minutes ago | parent

It’s been awhile since I’ve watched something he’s been in but now learning that he’s gone, it feels similar to having a good childhood friend pass into the night

__xor_eax_eax 55 minutes ago | parent

Lost a great one.

genldd 51 minutes ago | parent

Oh man, Patrick Stewart is a base rock part of my personality. Star Trek The Next Generation was formative for me ages 7-12. Sad to see him go.

teddyh 51 minutes ago | parent

Plays a melancholy melody on a flute

stmonty 50 minutes ago | parent

I remember watching Star Trek: The Next Generation with my aunt and uncle as a kid. I was always more of a Star Wars fan, but they gave me a huge appreciation for Star Trek. My uncle still has a miniature replica of the USS Enterprise. Rest in peace and thanks for the fond memories.

maxcan 48 minutes ago | parent

One thing that doesn't get enough attention - when COVID lockdowns started, he just made reels reading Shakespeare's sonnets. It was such a lovely break from everything else on social media. Really loved those.

sergiotapia 41 minutes ago | parent

Incredible actor. Watch him Excalibur (1981), he's so good.

https://youtu.be/tSukMQHQLIs?t=172

To be an actor of that level, yet still have so much fun in American Dad! is so cool. He will be greatly missed.

CSSer 30 minutes ago | parent

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morsch 25 minutes ago | parent

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meta-level 24 minutes ago | parent

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CSSer 21 minutes ago | parent

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system2 8 minutes ago | parent

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adzm 39 minutes ago | parent

He did all of the sonnets!

baron3dl 46 minutes ago | parent

I'm so saddened by this news, I still watch TNG regularly. Separately, I'm also kind of blown away that Captain Kirk outlived Captain Picard.

pimlottc 42 minutes ago | parent

Same, although there is only 9 years between them despite the 20+ years between their respective series.

Shatner is doing remarkably well for 95 years of age, I saw him performing with a band at a rock show just this summer!

hanziguru 36 minutes ago | parent

so sad. I enjoyed so many hours watching TNG and the newer movies.

RickJWagner 31 minutes ago | parent

At this point, it is a marathon between Bill Shatner and Keith Richards.

We may not live long enough to know who wins.

WalterBright 26 minutes ago | parent

I suspect the key thing about Shatner's longevity is his obvious enjoyment of life. For example, he's currently recording a bunch of heavy metal albums. Of course he is not a good singer, but he couldn't care less, and has a great time doing it. He's always up for doing fun things, like getting blasted into space on a rocket.

IshKebab 10 minutes ago | parent

And Patrick Steward didn't enjoy life?

It's really enticing to think that there's some nice controllable reason why some people live longer (assuming you don't smoke, do drugs to excess, etc.) but really it's mostly genetics and chance.

phainopepla2 4 minutes ago | parent

The causative arrow could point in the other direction, here. Or both directions at once

LogicFailsMe 4 minutes ago | parent

Good genes and he's always been a swimmer. he also apparently didn't carry any copies of the apoe4 gene.

natas 46 minutes ago | parent

Patrick was and always will be one of the brightest stars.

shrubble 46 minutes ago | parent

His eyes wet…

(I looked up the original script, it’s “Kiazi’s children. Their faces wet.” But I’m gratified that you knew what I meant.)

tomhow 46 minutes ago | parent

[stub for offtopicness]

maxcan 53 minutes ago | parent

What are the standards for a black stripe on HN?

He wasn't an engineer or scientist but I'd wager a majority of the readership of HN, at least those over 35 or so, grew up inspired by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard.

tomhow 48 minutes ago | parent

The convention over the two decades of HN has been to reserve the black bar for eminent contributors to computer science and technology entrepreneurship. That's not at all to diminish the merit of people from other fields. Appeals for/debates about the black bar are unseemly, so let's leave it here please.

ChrisArchitect 48 minutes ago | parent

https://twitter.com/sirpatstew/status/2115891266131300517

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We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all. We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.

A son of Mirfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, he travelled from the Royal Shakespeare Company to an equally acclaimed career spanning six decades on Broadway, the silver screen and television.

His sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre. He explored the human condition in all its poetic complexity and brought hope not only to the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but into science fiction's most iconic final frontier aboard the Starship Enterprise.

His professional accomplishments were humbly matched by his philanthropy and activism on behalf of human rights, survivors of domestic violence, global refugees, veterans' mental health services, and animal welfare, particularly his cherished foster pitties. He was a Knight, Chancellor, motor sport enthusiast, and lifelong Huddersfield Football fan. He will be remembered for the dignity, compassion and humanity he brought to every role - in his art and life.

"Like me, Jean-Luc has lived an unusual life that has taken him far beyond the bounds of normal human experience. But he is also someone who has remained true to his earthbound roots, for they are what gave him his identity. In the end, he feels the call of home, as do I." - Patrick Stewart, Making It So: A Memoir

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund https://alzresearch.org/giving/

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources https://alzfdn.org/donate/

nixgeek 41 minutes ago | parent

Black bar event for HN.

Rest in peace, Picard.

drannex 46 minutes ago | parent

Oh. This is going to affect me more than or nearly as hard as George Carlin passing back in '08 did. This is a horrible year.

psadri 46 minutes ago | parent

I was dreading this moment. RIP.

I’ll be re-watching The Inner Light in his honor tonight.

kakacik 33 minutes ago | parent

What an episode. Are we in a variant of this? Sometimes I feel like humans would deserve it, sometimes there is some light

paisawalla 8 minutes ago | parent

À propos of nothing, my favorite Picard episodes:

1. The Drumhead

2. Tapestry

3. The Inner Light

4. Chain of Command

5. Darmok

I know a lot of people would put "Family" on that list, I just can't say I enjoy that one too much. I also like his dialogue in "Yesterday's Enterprise", but I wouldn't call it a Picard-focused one.

ivankelly 45 minutes ago | parent

He’s finally seen everything

MPSimmons 44 minutes ago | parent

<3

It was inevitable, though you always hope for an exception. I don't think I've ever seen any work of his I didn't deeply appreciate.

groestl 44 minutes ago | parent

:(

geoffeg 44 minutes ago | parent

This hits pretty hard. TNG and Picard's character was a huge part of my childhood.

hsuduebc2 43 minutes ago | parent

"All good things must come to an end". Loved the Next Generation, loved Picard. RIP captain.

I can still hear the voice: "Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before."

hilariously 43 minutes ago | parent

Don't ever stop boldly going wherever you are.

dmayle 43 minutes ago | parent

There are four lights, my friends

ashton314 43 minutes ago | parent

I commend you to the stars

ktallett 42 minutes ago | parent

That's terribly sad news. From his brilliant performances in TNG to his hilarious performance in Extras he was such an amazing actor who brought kindness and warmth to me whenever I watched him in anything. He introduced me to the magic of Shakespeare and also to the magic of being authentic and kind no matter how successful you are. A real British legend!

testing22321 42 minutes ago | parent

Damn. Doomsday may be his last appearance. I wonder if they filmed anything for secret wars.

Wow, what a loss. So many iconic characters, so much inspirational

card_zero 42 minutes ago | parent

Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) died too, a few days ago.

calf 42 minutes ago | parent

Progressive neurological diseases suck. I would like to understand though since Stewart was filming up until this year? What was the time frame like, was it a more sudden onset or was he able to manage somewhat while continuing to film and work?

georgemcbay 30 minutes ago | parent

> Progressive neurological diseases suck.

Absolutely.

> I would like to understand though since Stewart was filming up until this year? What was the time frame like, was it a more sudden onset or was he able to manage somewhat while continuing to film and work?

AFAIK, his last role as a film actor was in Doomsday, which comes out in December 2026 but filmed late last year. The timeline does seem incredibly quick for a natural death from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia if he wasn't somehow secretly and very effectively hiding it for the past near-decade.

I suspect (but obviously don't know) that he may have checked out on his own terms rather than literally dying due to the disease progression. I understand why people don't like to talk about it, especially given legal issues faced by anyone who may have assisted in many jurisdictions.

In California it can be legal to assist but technically only if a doctor decides you will live less than 6 months, which IMO is an awfully narrow requirement. I wish people could be more open about it (and that the laws weren't so stupid).

In any case, shocking and sad news. I never would have guessed we'd lose Patrick Stewart before William Shatner. 86 isn't exactly young or anything, but he seemed to still be incredibly vibrant in very recent productions.

delichon 8 minutes ago | parent

Only Takei and Shatner are left from the original series. But that's enough of the crew to engage and boldly go. I'm up for geezer trek.

ale 42 minutes ago | parent

Time to cue the Extras outtakes with Gervais. Stewart was effing funny

whycome 41 minutes ago | parent

> Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia

Lewy body dementia was what Robin Williams had but they didn't discover until after his death and I guess he was misdiagnosed during life.

https://lewybodyresourcecenter.org/robin-williams-lewy-body-...

criddell 38 minutes ago | parent

My dad had Lewy body dementia when he died and it was awful. I'm really sorry to hear that Stewart and his family had to deal with that.

That page talks about what to do if somebody with LBD is thinking about suicide. After seeing what that disease does, interfering with those plans seems inhumane to me.

BeetleB 22 minutes ago | parent

Having both is just plain terrible, although I suspect the latter dominated before the former really had an impact.

And to think he was filming Picard just a few years ago.

pimeys 19 minutes ago | parent

It must've spread so fast. I watched his interview in the Conan podcast only three years ago and he was smart and sharp and such a wonderful listen. It was a total surprise for me that he had Alzheimer's...

Rest in peace captain :(

petervandijck 41 minutes ago | parent

I remember his Covid time videos in prospect park those made me happy

liuliu 41 minutes ago | parent

I enjoyed the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard. Always knew this might happen some day, but always wished it can keep going.

UltraSane 39 minutes ago | parent

Really? I consider the second season of Star Trek: Picard to be one of the worst seasons of TV ever made.

altairprime 34 minutes ago | parent

Here is not the time and place. Find something nice or mean to say about Picard’s acting in Picard or don’t, but don’t be That Guy who picks a fight with someone’s eulogy over a difference of subjective opinion.

liuliu 29 minutes ago | parent

Might be the first then? I cannot remember. I disliked the last part of the story line, but not sure if that is the season 3 or season 2 + 3.

unethical_ban 9 minutes ago | parent

Season 1 had a great premise with some missed expectations around the significance of some plot elements. Season 2 was exceedingly "meh", with an exception for the end of the last episode which made me tear up. Season 3 was pure memberberries, and if you accept that then it is fun.

ChrisArchitect 41 minutes ago | parent

non-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/television/patrick-s...

browningstreet 30 minutes ago | parent

but email address

instead: https://archive.is/sTC3D

halflife 41 minutes ago | parent

Watching him in Star Trek TNG made me reevaluate how management of people should be done, his character was assertive but compassionate. High morals coupled with grounded reason.

I also want to mention his hilarious role as bullock in American dad, the way he takes a role both so seriously and ridiculously makes him so fantastically hilarious.

I love him and will miss him.

fouronnes3 30 minutes ago | parent

Back when Twitter was good there was an account called "Picard Management Tips" that shared such things and it was really golden.

shezi 22 minutes ago | parent

It is now in the fediverse: https://mas.to/@PicardTips

focusedone 17 minutes ago | parent

Thank you! Was on my way to search for it.

stuxnet79 26 minutes ago | parent

Star Trek TNG as a whole was a masterclass on how to effectively manage a high performance team. It's a favorite watch in tech leadership circles for this reason. Every now and then I re-watch this clip of Data taking over the enterprise and the inevitable hiccups he runs into [1].

Really high quality writing for its time.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnZKTXKidU

WalterBright 21 minutes ago | parent

Keep in mind that Star Trek is a fictional utopia. When writing a script, one can make anything work out well.

The original Star Trek was Roddenberry's vision of utopia. The benevolent dictator always makes the right decisions. He's surrounded by his loyal band of perfect lieutenants, who apparently have zero desire to advance, and have no flaws at all. Any and all of them are willing to sacrifice themselves for the others. None do anything bad (unless it's a plot device with an explanation that absolves them).

Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed watching ST very much. Just keep in mind that that it's a fiction.

rpmisms 20 minutes ago | parent

Roddenberry had much less to do with TNG, which is why it's better.

randcraw 4 minutes ago | parent

And it had a MUCH bigger budget than the original, as well as the assurance that it wouldn't be cancelled at a moment's notice.

Lerc 5 minutes ago | parent

I remember one episode where some of the crew were told to come up with a technical solution to the situation they were in even after they had said it was impossible.

It was actually quite pleasing to see the subplot of them them repeatedly failing until they got out of their predicament by other means.

It's a rarity to see something like that in fiction.

WindyTree 7 minutes ago | parent

Who could have done that role but Stewart? Take the guy who played Riker or anyone else in that role and you would have lost the flavor. He will be missed.

talon8635 26 minutes ago | parent

His episode (the finale of season 1) of Extras is absolutely hilarious. I know he’s not primarily known for comedy, but he’s funny as hell.

exogenousdata 19 minutes ago | parent

Sir Patrick Stewart was hilarious when he wanted to be!

https://youtu.be/yZ3ityRPQp8

alcomatt 10 minutes ago | parent

he's done a few comedy stints here and there. He played King Richard The LionHeart in Mel Brooks'es Robin Hood Men in Tights plus he was funny in quite a few STNG episodes and movies. He will be missed. That voice and clear diction.

halflife 8 minutes ago | parent

Almost every episode of extras is awesome, but of course Patrick Stewart is just perfect for that show.

chasd00 4 minutes ago | parent

He voiced Stan's boss at the CIA in American Dad. That character wouldn't be as near as funny without Patrick Stewart's competent and authoritative tone of voice.

maqp 23 minutes ago | parent

Also his guest appearance as Alistair Burke in Frasier episode The Doctor is Out (S11E3) is nothing short of hilarious.

The episode is classic sitcom "wrong conclusion escalates out of hands" so I highly recommend watching it in full instead of the clips but if it's not on your streaming platform, Stewart's scenes are cut together in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LDnGJcDglw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhGQgbXWo4I

chasil 13 minutes ago | parent

I think that I liked him most as Sejanus in I, Claudius. That was before any of his major sci-fi roles.

I see him in this episode:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xA6QbwPGlgk

I've read both Suetonius and Tacitus on the subject of Augustus and the Julio-Claudian dynasty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty

Those who lack this family knowledge would want to start with the first episode of I, Claudius.

lo_zamoyski 12 minutes ago | parent

Leadership is service, not dominance. Today, some people throw around terms like "servant leadership" as if this is something new, as if something like the New Testament had never been compiled.

GodelNumbering 40 minutes ago | parent

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life." - Jean-Luc Picard

Good startup advice. Good life advice.

mewse-hn 37 minutes ago | parent

"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth, or historical truth, or personal truth! It is the guiding principle upon which Starfleet is based! If you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don't deserve to wear that uniform!"

malfist 28 minutes ago | parent

This is becoming a speech

You're the captain sir, you're entitled

Hmmm, I'm entitied to ramble on about something everyone knows

Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise

Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise

Make make make make it so

unethical_ban 19 minutes ago | parent

It's meme-y, but if you know, you know. Whenever I see or even watch the line, I instantly hear the Picard Song.

malfist 19 minutes ago | parent

When I rewatch TNG those lines always stick out because of the song

RobotToaster 20 minutes ago | parent

"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

card_zero 14 minutes ago | parent

Well now I just want The Picard Song ... ah, here it is. https://archive.org/details/darkmateria_picard

IncreasePosts 27 minutes ago | parent

"I've seen everything" - Patrick Stewart.

Good life advice as well

mgdm 22 minutes ago | parent

Amazing he managed to see the documentary so long before it was filmed

morphle 40 minutes ago | parent

One of his most memorable performances (for his girlfriend?) or a pickup line? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFMrBldVk0s

You might also have missed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA

I met Patrick when we organized a Star Trek convention. He was even kinder and gentler in person than in his role as Picard.

stetrain 40 minutes ago | parent

I have been meaning to start a rewatch of TNG, I guess now is the time.

cobbzilla 40 minutes ago | parent

Make it NOT so

RIP a legend

techteach00 39 minutes ago | parent

It absolutely sucks to be a millennial (me) because literally everyone I love in music and culture came of age in the 70s-90s and they're all dying. Ozzy was awful for me. But over the next decade, it's only going to get worse.

I was more of a Shatner movies Star Trek kid but I remember watching The Next Generation when it first came out and liked it. RIP to a legend.

n42 38 minutes ago | parent

I mean, I get it, but there's nothing unique to millennials about your role model generation dying off

techteach00 36 minutes ago | parent

I happen to think Western music and culture peaked through those 3 decades though. I'm talking more film, TV and music not literature.

So it's the passing of real talent without replacement. I think we live in a pretty dead culture now. Just my opinion of course.

kakacik 31 minutes ago | parent

No its pretty bad and shallow, more money in the worse it is.

But if you dont know any better I guess its fine

scottyah 33 minutes ago | parent

Just that it is mostly uniquely millennials right now... Sure every generation gets their time, but their comment is about whose time it is now

Foobar8568 22 minutes ago | parent

The 70s-90s was basically the boom of international stars, with a highly limited media ventures, so everyone with a TV would be aware of them, at least in the western world.

From 2000s, culture has been more diluted across the medias.

rootusrootus 24 minutes ago | parent

Huh, I would have said Star Trek TNG (and the movies, frankly) was more of a Gen X thing, if we have to pick generations. TNG started when I was 12.

dualvariable 8 minutes ago | parent

TIL that GenX never watched Star Trek or listened to Ozzy...

ExMachina73 39 minutes ago | parent

Pour one out for Leondegrance.

aliasxneo 39 minutes ago | parent

Still remember being a small kid running around the house as my dad had TNG playing on the TV. Patrick was pretty formative in the early years for me.

I also really liked him in a Christmas Carrol (1999). I thought he played the role really well.

toddmorey 39 minutes ago | parent

Always exuded so much authority & confidence. What a legend.

But he start losing his hair at 17 and really struggled with it. A turning point came when a friend (a Hungarian judo black belt) and his wife wrestled him down and physically cut off his toupée with scissors.

His agent even had him do the Star Trek audition in a wig, but luckily the crew had better ideas.

InsideOutSanta 19 minutes ago | parent

I found this clip of him talking about his teens and his hair, sadly on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/teamcoco/videos/sir-patrick-stewart...

eska 39 minutes ago | parent

I often referred to him as an example of a humble Gentleman. Rest in peace sir

freecodeio 38 minutes ago | parent

the man who got me into star trek which then got me into computers which got me where I am today, that's extremely sad

orionblastar 37 minutes ago | parent

RIP Patrick Stewart, he will always be Picard and Xavier to me.

bigmattystyles 37 minutes ago | parent

As campy as TNG can be, there are so many moral themes and dillemas and Stewart's Picard always grounded them with his dedication to his craft. RIP.

gspr 37 minutes ago | parent

There dies part of my childhood. RIP, you gave the world so much!

martinpw 37 minutes ago | parent

This hits hard.

He was host at an academy awards event for technical achievement a few years back. Usually they send some random actor who jokes about how nerdy everything is. Having Patrick Stewart there was very popular he was 'one of us' even though he said himself he knew very little about tech. Had a chance to talk to him a bit afterwards and got to tell him how well appreciated he was by that audience. Gracious and funny, exactly how you might imagine he would be.

A sad loss.

qingcharles 24 minutes ago | parent

I've never met anyone who worked with him who had a single bad word to say about him. We should all strive to be Patricks.

izolate 36 minutes ago | parent

The post title alone elevated my cortisol levels. As a fan of TNG, I was dreading this one. RIP.

kuberwastaken 36 minutes ago | parent

This is actually so sad, I watched Star Trek to get out of the covid blues in lockdown and was genuinely amazed how much of it held up, RIP.

astral_drama 34 minutes ago | parent

Thanks for entertaining us and bringing stories to life for all these years Patrick. May you boldly go where no man has gone before.

alansaber 34 minutes ago | parent

Wow, RIP. Had no idea he was sick.

softwaredoug 33 minutes ago | parent

In the early 90s, I didn't get along with my Dad. I was a nerdy kid that didn't seem to fit in.

Star Trek TNG + Captain Picard acted as a male role model, a different moral philosophy, and a celebration of nerdy people as competent and important in the world

onemoresoop 33 minutes ago | parent

:( Rip Patrick Steward. I grew up watching TNG and Captain Picard has imprinted in my memory.

tempestn 32 minutes ago | parent

Like everyone else here, Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard was a foundational part of my childhood. As it happens, I'm currently on bag 27/30 of the Lego Enterprise D right now. I've actually had the thought a couple of times over the past few years that this day had to be coming, and that it'd likely hit me hard when it did, especially after my dad's passing in 2024. (They're not particularly alike, aside from the hairline, but there's still a strong association in my mind, as my dad also loved TNG and was the one who got me into it.)

Anyway, it's a sad day, but I do appreciate that both his work and the influence he's had on people like me live on.

seggesgesg 32 minutes ago | parent

i love how this is top news here because of what, star trek?

browningstreet 31 minutes ago | parent

RIP.

Andrew_nenakhov 30 minutes ago | parent

My favorite scene with Patrick Stewart is him leading the defence of the Atreides palace while being armed with an adorable puppy in Lynch's "Dune". RIP.

WalterBright 30 minutes ago | parent

I recall recognizing him as a Roman soldier in "I, Claudius".

uolmir 19 minutes ago | parent

I was scanning the comments for someone to mention this. I, Claudius is a great show and for the many people who mainly know Stewart from Star Trek, his character is a very fun contrast from Picard.

thesuitonym 30 minutes ago | parent

If you haven't read his memoir you definitely should, it's a well written piece where he reflects on his life, what he did wrong, what he did right, and the joy and pain that followed him through it all. He was a flawed man, but he was a good man. He will be deeply missed.

Edit: Oh man, I can't believe I'm crying at work over an actor.

kayodelycaon 11 minutes ago | parent

I highly recommend the audio book, he reads it himself.

sirmike_ 30 minutes ago | parent

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daoboy 29 minutes ago | parent

I'm not usually invested in celebrity deaths, but this one is heartbreaking. TNG was a formative show in my life.

He was a wonderful actor and by all accounts a wonderful person.

teekert 29 minutes ago | parent

I often think of Picard looking down at us, through a force field in the Enterprise D, sees our wars, our inequalities and slowly shakes his head: "Savages". In his role as Picard he was a bit of a teacher to me.

qingcharles 28 minutes ago | parent

Not only one of the nicest celebrities I've ever met, but one of the nicest people. His memory for people he met and minor details about them was fantastic. As absolutely as charming in real life as you could imagine.

arjie 28 minutes ago | parent

He was technically my landlord in London, haha. Never met him, though. Only found out because the council sent me mail addressed to him regarding the property. From the visible window on the letter, I was able to find that it was to pay for extra sound insulation on the apartment I was residing in because the council was building some structure nearby.

Really enjoyed his stuff. Always enjoyed that he could do both the grand and the silly with equal aplomb.

tumdum_ 28 minutes ago | parent

So sad, TNG was very big part of my childhood.

scosman 27 minutes ago | parent

O captain, my captain

sim04ful 26 minutes ago | parent

His performance in TNG was so great it left such an impression on adult me. So much so I tend to end my AI agent approvals with "Make it so number 1"

AJ007 25 minutes ago | parent

Very sad to hear. I was just listening to the latest episode of Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes' podcast last night, Rick Berman was the guest. They shared some stories about Patrick Stewart.

William Shatner was just on earlier this month, incredible he's still going strong at 95.

pimeys 15 minutes ago | parent

This podcast is so good. I could listen to Spiner and Frakes talk about things for hours...

CalRobert 24 minutes ago | parent

Patrick Stewart portrayed the sort of characters we desperately need more of. A modern day Atticus Finch, in a sense. To boldly speak truth, even when inconvenient, and argue, eloquently, for humanity, even after becoming machine.

I hope our current environment is one that can elevate someone of similar talents to an equivalent stature, but I worry our media is not up to the task.

When I think of our civilization, the Ressikan Flute often comes to mind.

Pour one out. https://picard.ytmnd.com/

Verdex 23 minutes ago | parent

Patrick Stewart was the first actor that I noticed who always seemed to bring his A game. Even for productions where clearly everyone else was phoning it in. It was a good lesson to observe when I was young. Just because you find yourself in a dumb situation doesn't mean you can't do a good job.

This was a person who from a relatively young age looked old, but more importantly behaved with a sort of dignity and thoughtfulness that projected way beyond his years. I'm not really sure how to assimilate the news because on the one hand obviously this was going to be happening sooner or later. He has always just felt old. But on the other, he's felt old for my whole life, so why shouldn't he just continue on that way without bound.

pavlov 23 minutes ago | parent

I would watch some TNG tonight in his honor… but since the Ellisons bought Paramount, it’s not available on streaming in my country anymore. (Billionaires really will spoil everything.)

Instead I’ll go find my old DVD box set of “I, Claudius” where he had a memorable role too.

xyst 22 minutes ago | parent

No black bar for PS? Wild.

digitalsushi 21 minutes ago | parent

a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts

pluc 17 minutes ago | parent

Paywall for an obituary is something else

voidnullvalue 17 minutes ago | parent

Growing up without a good male role model, I am eternally grateful to Patrick Stewart's performance of Picard.

His performance (as well as how the character was written) still today illustrate what I view as an ideal male archetype. Fair, honest, in control of his emotions yet passionate. Thank you for the gift your performance has given me Mr Stewart. My life would likely have turned out a lot worse without a solid example of that a good man could be

stuartd 15 minutes ago | parent

make it not so

V__ 15 minutes ago | parent

I don't knwo why but I was sure he would live to be much older... He will be missed.

smurda 15 minutes ago | parent

I have very few holiday traditions, but one is I listen to his one man show reading of a Christmas Carol. It's a great 1 hr and 45 min spent during the holidays: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JCE3CU

schappim 15 minutes ago | parent

I'm sorry but this needs a black bar.

drumhead 15 minutes ago | parent

Sir Patricks portrayal of Picard created one of the great characters in fiction. How many of us were influenced by his decency, values and morality, Picard will always be an all time classic. Very sad to hear of his death, a genuinely great actor and all round good person.

narrator 15 minutes ago | parent

My favorite episode of TNG was the one where Q shows him what his life would be like if he had just been a mild mannered scientist and not taken risks and never ended up in command. “Tapestry” — Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 15, originally aired February 15, 1993.

r0b05 14 minutes ago | parent

RIP Professor X

choult 12 minutes ago | parent

Both myself and my wife were in floods of tears at the news. Walter Koenig's passing earlier this week was sad, but this is a whole other level.

Sir Patrick, my captain, you will be sorely missed.

bayindirh 11 minutes ago | parent

They formed an invincible duo on stage with Ian McKellen.

See: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/phwFI-n-big

minraws 11 minutes ago | parent

sigh.. damn I just started star trek.

nurettin 5 minutes ago | parent

I rewatched tng 4 times and I was skeptical of strange new worlds but I just watched s2e3 and mind = blown. I couldn't believe that was an episode from a series. Recommended.

purple_ferret 10 minutes ago | parent

Most people focus on his television/movie stuff but I always found his Shakespeare most endearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwRj8B1dXfk

He really was able to translate the literature to acting relevance for me (as a lit person)

isjcjsnckfj 7 minutes ago | parent

What a weird way to try and be different.

thisisthenewme 10 minutes ago | parent

Damn, made me unexpectedly sad. RIP. Loved the philosophy and his acting in Star Trek.

theletterf 10 minutes ago | parent

My first memory of his incredible voice is King Richard (and the narrator's voice) from Lands of Lore. He added something unique to every project he touched.

ChrisMarshallNY 8 minutes ago | parent

One of my favorite CDs, is Arnie Roth's The Compleat Four Seasons, narrated by Sir Patrick[0].

Vivaldi's poetry ... left something to be desired (think Vogon), but Patrick Stewart made it noble.

[0] https://open.spotify.com/album/024X8FW18wEjWTwiHjcSrR

game_the0ry 8 minutes ago | parent

Star Trek: First Contact is one of my favorite movies of all time. Probably on my top 5. That generation of Start Trek (pun intended) was so under rated.

prossercj 7 minutes ago | parent

Am I the only one who regularly tells Claude to "make it so"?

RIP

dwb 7 minutes ago | parent

RIP to a legend. Picard is an obvious highlight, but I had the pleasure of seeing him on stage in Waiting for Godot too, which was delightful (well, maybe not the best word for the play, but you know).

_fw 6 minutes ago | parent

The tribute that springs to mind best first is Pogo’s Data and Picard: a beautiful track made from Stewart performing as Picard.

Now cheer up me lads, t’is better to have loved and lost, than never have loved at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZn6c4CeJCc [The one on Pogo’s channel doesn’t include clips of Stewart, just his voice. This is a reupload of the original]

corvad 5 minutes ago | parent

Seize the time… Live now! Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. - Jean-Luc Picard may he rest in peace.