# Patrick Stewart dead at 86 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [October 29, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245 "2026-10-29T19:49:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/141 "2026-11-01T19:34:35Z")
Well, the comic did run for 86 years. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/142 "2026-11-01T20:45:44Z")
Found this photo on imdb from 1980. Patrick played a psychiatric consultant at Maybury General Hospital for 1 season. He was the captain of the Starship Enterprise 7 years later. Patrick looks less authoritative and imposing in this role. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287248/mediaviewer/rm3376895233/?ref\_=tt\_ph\_1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287248/mediaviewer/rm3376895233/?ref_=tt_ph_1) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/143 "2026-11-01T21:10:50Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Patrick looks less authoritative and imposing in this role. He looks like Steve Martin with his hair thinned. In forgotten roles, I liked him as Ahab in Moby Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/144 "2026-11-02T09:23:48Z")
When Brent Spiner released his album back in 1991, he covered [“It’s a Sin (To Tell A Lie)”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFwiLa3TYwg) and was backed by "The Sun Spots (a play on the Ink Spots), who were Stewart, Frakes, Burton and Dorn. Stewart does a spoken interlude in the middle that is completely deadpan. Worth a listen. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/145 "2026-11-02T09:26:59Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > I wonder, though, _could_ Stewart pull off speaking French with a reasonable Metropolitan accent? I have mainly seen him doing Shakespeare, but has he been in any French plays? Well… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C1IRqqp8vHw/maxresdefault.jpg "L.A. Story (1991) - Patrick Stewart Clip") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1IRqqp8vHw) ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/146 "2026-11-02T12:27:51Z")
Not worthy of its own thread, but it has been a terrible few days for Sci-Fi fans. > **[John Leeson, voice behind Doctor Who’s K9, dies at 83](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/02/john-leeson-doctor-who-k9-dies)** > > Actor, who appeared in Dad’s Army and Rainbow, remembered as ‘true gent’ by TV producer Russell T Davies ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/147 "2026-11-02T13:27:08Z")
Actually, there is a thread for it: [John Leeson, the Voice of K9, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/148 "2026-11-02T15:35:18Z")
I haven’t read all of the posts, so this may have been mentioned already. But he was my favorite Ebeneezer Scrooge. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/149 "2026-11-02T16:42:43Z")
I place him second after Michael Caine in the [Muppet Christmas Carol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol). ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/150 "2026-11-02T17:10:38Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > He also turned in an impressive late-career performance alongside Ian McKellen in _Waiting for Godot_. FYI, someone posted the entire performance on YouTube. I’m watching it tonight with friends. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OA5dTlfHw9I/hqdefault.jpg "Waiting for Godot [Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5dTlfHw9I) ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/151 "2026-11-02T17:19:45Z")
He totally deserves it, but I was not expecting reaction to his death to reach almost Dolly Parton levels of tribute. I’m not expecting the same for Shatner. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/152 "2026-11-02T19:33:55Z")
Sir Patrick was one of the three best non-musical filmed Scrooges. Alastair Sim and George C. Scott were the others. Though, as much as I enjoy the TNT movie, I’d like someone to release a proshot of his one-man Christmas Carol show. (As for musical Scrooges, my picks are Albert Finney, Sir Michael Caine, and Quincy Magoo.) And speaking of musicals…hearing him sing in [this sketch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9dlmYvB-Y), it’s a shame that Sir Patrick didn’t do any musical theater that I know of. Guy had PIPES. Can you imagine how he would have done as Emile de Becque in _South Pacific_? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/153 "2026-11-02T19:40:15Z")
> [@Hermione1](#): > > Sir Patrick was one of the three best non-musical filmed Scrooges. Alastair Sim and George C. Scott were the others. Though, as much as I enjoy the TNT movie, I’d like someone to release a proshot of his one-man Christmas Carol show. I liked Jim Carrey as well. ---
**Author:** ![Leftpopulist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Leftpopulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leftpopulist)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/154 "2026-11-02T20:17:16Z")
Had no idea he was that old. i guess I always think of him as he was on TNG. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/155 "2026-11-02T20:27:26Z")
I always thought he was a good bit younger than Ian, too. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/156 "2026-11-02T20:39:33Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I place him second after Michael Caine in the [Muppet Christmas Carol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol). I haven’t seen Stewart’s Scrooge but it’s going to be hard to beat that. I have no idea how that movie worked so well. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/157 "2026-11-02T20:46:34Z")
Recent tweets: Steven Miller: “One of the most impactful actors in the history of film, television and theater” Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher): “Stephen Miller, on behalf of Star Trek, and everyone who knew and loved him, keep my Captain’s name out of your f–king Nazi mouth. He despised you, and everything you stand for.” ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/158 "2026-11-02T21:51:30Z")
Good job, Wil. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/159 "2026-11-02T23:58:09Z")
Pictures from 1975 where Stewart wears a curly hairpiece. A film version of _Hedda Gabler,_ with Glenda Jackson. The play script has several mentions of the hair of Eilert Lovborg, the character who Stewart plays, so it can’t be played by a bald actor. [0h26.JPG (638×486)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmZpwvPbkbbmntAXgV3ZORbqTlkS4-4Kg4LTMGJ1RCl7zTVqWMzSaLHhZGmhKpD5Pe4S8ZuSZ44PZ0jHtFRISdu-kcWYCMsB9ebJjuQkO2W6DU_jqL608wP-H70SDe3wEMZsi7LNmO3Jg/s1600/0h26.JPG) [Coming+between.JPG (634×488)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ykQZqkmc6jW9cNtt5bumfjqEt_unmg9pbNQU86B-HiIT8Fmfnaqmie_7oHV5enM8G3d3Ww-Ytaac8lL6L298fSkxI9JKmN8tenEFnPVkIhNMLiLnCxb49zPeXBLCZFk1BjTNdUcoCezn/s1600/Coming+between.JPG) [DREAMS ARE WHAT LE CINEMA IS FOR…: HEDDA 1975](https://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2011/01/hedda-1975.html) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245/160 "2026-11-10T01:48:15Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > He was the leader of a white power group in Green Room, and he was scary as hell. Not only was he smart, he was pretty violent as well. Good movie with a great performance by Stewart. That was the role I was going to mention. Not a well- known one, and seems a bit strange with the leader of a White Power group in the US talking with a British accent, but he certainly made it work. I especially liked the slow reveal of why the Green Room was so important. And the escape plan. Just watch out for the red laces. > [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > He also turned in an impressive late-career performance alongside Ian McKellen in _Waiting for Godot_. Oh man, I wonder if they played it like that was how long they had been waiting. > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Steven Miller: “One of the most impactful actors in the history of film, television and theater” I wonder if he was rooting for Stewart in “Green Room”. > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher): “Stephen Miller, on behalf of Star Trek, and everyone who knew and loved him, keep my Captain’s name out of your f–king Nazi mouth. He despised you, and everything you stand for.” Damn skippy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245.md?page=7)