2026 has taken a great many beloved celebrities from us. We thought nothing could rival the pain of losing Dolly Parton, but now comes the news that Patrick Stewart has passed away. Stewart, of course, rose to prominence as the lead of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the ‘80s and ‘90s, before going on to headline Fox’s X-Men movies. But even those two venerable franchises are just a taste of Stewart’s brilliant and prolific acting career.
As we come to terms with this profound loss, let’s take a look back at Stewart’s most memorable roles over the years, covering some of cinema’s most iconic heroes and a few dastardly villains for good measure.
Casting Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier had to have been one of the easiest layups in Hollywood history. He’s a famously bald man with a penchant for mentoring up-and-coming heroes with rousing monologues. That’s not to say that Stewart didn’t continuously bring his A-game to the various X-Men movies, especially whenever he shared the screen with Ian McKellen’s Magneto.
We particularly cherish his late-career turn in 2017’s Logan, where he displayed a new level of frailty and regret. And as much as we’ll miss the actor, it’s comforting to know we’ll get one last opportunity to see him play the role in Avengers: Doomsday.
The I, Claudius miniseries might have been the most stacked ensemble cast in TV history. It really says something that Stewart stands out so well among that group – Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, John Hurt!
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