Legendary actor Patrick Stewart, popularly known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise, has died at the age of 86. The actor breathed his last in his Los Angeles home. Tributes have been pouring in for the iconic actor ever since.

Patrick Stewart dies at 86

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. Longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak announced that the actor passed away following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.”