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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.

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.

"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.

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.

Patrick Stewart's life had the odds against in him in many ways. Abusive father suffering from PTSD. A bald british man in Hollywood invites typecasting. Constant imposter syndrome from growing up poor while entering a profession where many came from more educated or affluent backgrounds.

Shakespeare effectively changed his life, and it's incredible to think that you could map everything he did and his success to his love of the bard.

If I had to take a lesson from his life, it's to have something you love, even if it isn't trendy (especially if it isn't) because most good things flow from that.

Godspeed, captain.

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

It's such a shame how few things in media have even attempted to carry the torch TNG lit. There's been enough written about how Trek itself wasn't, but I always hope something else takes up the mantle.

Closest i've seen is The Orville which I found best described as McFarlen using his money to pay for his Larping (in a good way), but was pretty much just copy pasting.

It was such a fascinating show and handled issues with a tact and nuance you're lucky to get today.

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.

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/

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

> 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-...

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.

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.

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.

As someone who grew up without a father, Patrick Stewart as Picard served as my father figure and shapes my personality and standards. it's hard to live up to those high bars of integrity, honor, and principles communication but I've found that just trying leads to positive outcomes. I owe a lot to this great man and will miss him dearly.

Man I've cried twice today over this. I guess I really thought of Patrick Stewart as almost like a respected family member in my mind. The state of leadership in the world today is pretty bad, so I guess I'll just have to continue rewatching TNG front to back every couple of years to have an example to live by.

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.

I have so many fond childhood memories from TNG together with a persisting, strong feeling of hope for a bright version of the future. Something which gave me a spark of hope and optimism that brought me through the tough teen years and up and through adulthood. And which still to this day gives me a hope for a better future in our world even on days when things feel tough, and even though the current outlooks are dim.

Thank you, Patrick. Rest in peace.

PS. Something that's really sad (at least here in my Scandinavian country) is that it's currently completely impossible to stream TNG anywhere at all. No idea of the situation is the same elsewhere in Europe and the rest of the world. Thank goodness I found the complete DVD collection in a thrift store earlier this year. But the saddest thing of all is that the current generation of young people miss out on experiencing the feeling of hope that Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the TNG crew gave us through their story. And miss out an important vision showing the possibility of a positive and bright version of the future, where humankind has grown into a mature and competent version of itself. Especially now in these dark and uncertain times.

I went to a small theater production he was in with my gf. I hadnt realised all the seats would be taken and for some reason I was the only person standing with my girlfriend. We stood at teh back in the dark but I couldnt help but feel he was looking straight at me and my girlfriend for the duration of the play while he was onstage.

It might of been Im not sure, not the case? But perhaps against a white wall it was clear we were the only ones standing for the performance and in turn it felt he was performing for us. It just felt like that.

I ofcourse have no idea if he was just looking in our general direction but it weirdly felt like it and I thought it was kind.

Ive never had such a "he was doing it for us" self centered view of any other performance Ive ever been to, but I always remembered this, and like to believe it was true.

The play itself was about him being an old dying forgetful man. It was so convincing I somehow left thinking that surely he was but ofcourse it was just excellent acting.

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.

I'm surprised that we don't have the black banner. Sir Patrick Stewart played a formative part in the live of many of us in the industry.

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.

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.

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.)

The trial for Data's sentience will always be one of my favorite scenes in television. Such a showcase of his stage background, and a scene that's especially relevant today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFNbTnFHruI

I think “tea, Earl Grey, hot” also qualifies him as the first prompt engineer

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.

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.

The TNG episode "The Inner Light" is profound. I didn't expect it in Star Trek.

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]

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.

His portrayal of Picard helped me to understand what real maturity could look like. He will be greatly missed. Pour one out for Patrick.

I know Patrick Stewart wasn't in STEM, but his influence in sci-fi is clearly highly regarded. I am sure there are people out there making a difference in STEM right now that were in some significant way inspired by Patrick Stewart. Any chance we could get a black banner up for him?

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

I was dreading this moment. RIP.

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

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)

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

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.

Patrick Stewart didn’t just play a captain. He helped make kindness, reason and curiosity look genuinely cool. Fly safe Sir Patrick.

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

I don't typically read non-fiction, but his autobiography ("Making It So", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_It_So) was very, very good.

One of the things I particularly liked is that he admits to the mistakes he made, and the times when he wasn't the human being he strived to be.

I genuinely wish Apple could figure out a way to respectfully license and preserve his voice to make it the defacto voice of Siri so that my kids would grow up in a world where the intelligent, compassionate voice of Patrick Stewart would be actively associated with seeking, reaching, and exploring knowledge. I know everything nowadays is painfully, annoyingly AI slopped, but I mean this as a long-standing way to preserve his legacy and celebrate what he meant to all of us. That's why it could only be a steward like Apple and not some random-co.ai.

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.

Many have said it already, and it's also true for me: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard was my role model as a young teenager. The world is a little less bright without him.

They formed an invincible duo on stage with Ian McKellen.

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

Whenever I run into a moral or political or similar dilemma I always ask myself, if this was an episode of TNG, which side would be the baddies and who would Picard side with? Never steered me wrong. RIP Patrick Stewart.

May I treat you to a timeless classic: https://picard.ytmnd.com/

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.

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).

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

Black stripe would be good for this one I think.

One of my few brushes with fame was when I was in Nevada City, CA for a job interview some twenty years ago. Coming from Seattle, we got there a few days early. Came from the airport, parked and got some coffee, started walking around. Walking down the sidewalk, I see a middle-aged bald guy in a $COLLEGE sweatshirt talking to some folks. Sure enough it is Patrick Stewart, just hanging out. Apparently there was a film festival in town, and he was there to do $SOMETHING I've since forgotten.

I didn't bother him, as much as we both wanted to (he looked busy), what struck me was how casual Sir Patrick Stewart was in his faded sweatshirt talking to some awestruck kid and his mom.

There are four lights, my friends

I grew up without a father. As it happens children choose father figures when that's the case. Capt. Jean-luc Picard was mine. I can't be the only one who did that, that's how powerful that character was.

RIP

Star Trek TNG was a very big influence on my younger self, so this news hits rather hard. Rest in Peace, Sir Stewart, you will be fondly remembered by the many people whose lives you have touched.

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

Don't ever stop boldly going wherever you are.

I'm finishing up my Voyager watch right now and was already considering TNG next, this seals the deal. TNG is such a cornerstone to my youth and growing up. Everyday after school I'd come home and watch TNG reruns (Tivo). Call it whatever you will but Star Trek and the ethos in it will always hold a very special place in my heart, I've always held it up as the model to aim for. He will be missed.

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.

He’s finally seen everything

He will always be "my" captain. The one I grew up with watching re-runs on television with my mother. Rest in peace.

Picard has become a moral example, I don't think anyone but Patrick Stewart could have been the embodiement of a character we could nary live up to.

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.

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.

He was so influential and his performances truly changed my life for the better. He will be sorely missed.

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.

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

Damn. And me here typing "make it so" to AI agents instead of re-watching TNG.

Let me go and fix that.

One to beam up.

I used to watch Star Trek TNG back in the 1990s. Patrick was great as Captain Picard.

I did notice that in the latest Wolverine he seemed to be doing not so well with his physical status, looking quite frail and his voice was also no longer strong as it used to be (that was in Logan 2017, so already 10 years ago). Dementia is kind of eating away at the neurons.

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.

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

So many dimensions to his class and talents. I've been lucky enough to see him twice, performing live on stage - as Macbeth, and in Ibsen's The Master Builder. Unforgettable.

Tremendous loss. A thespian's thespian, through and through.

Patrick was basically my dad - the characters he played were absolutely instrumental in developing my own values. What a sad day.

RIP to one of the truly great ones

Very talented actor.

Extremely sad day for the geeks in us. Good bye professor X.

Can't complain too much about 86 years but I'll miss him. I worry how it'll feel to watch him now.

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

He had many lives. It's cool to note that he didn't take on the Picard role until he was 47.

Never too late to do the other thing. Keep going.

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.

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

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

He's not really dead, as long as we remember him.

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.

I never met him. I'm crying.

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

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.

I for one feel a black banner would be appropriate for his contributions to the soul of this place.

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

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"

He saw everything

"And that is what it is to be human. To make yourself more than you are." - Jean-Luc Picard

Rest in peace, i've enjoyed so much his acting. He will always be attached to my childhood memories.

O captain, my captain

He was a gift to the world.

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.

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

Captain Jean Luc Picard was a father-like figure to me. Patrick Stewart will be missed.

I will always remember him for his role in gun men

<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.

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

"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."

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

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

I enjoyed his character in the Showtime series Blunt Talk

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Wow, RIP. Had no idea he was sick.

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.

He will be missed. Rest in peace, Captain.

Was great in Oblivion. RIP

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?

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

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

I remember him as Gurney Halleck and his brief non-speaking turn as Karla in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

"Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I’d rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and allows us to cherish every moment...because they’ll never come again."

~ Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Generations

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

He played one of the most exemplary men of the last century, and brought life to an ideal of what humanity could aspire to be. The fiction was a vehicle, and through it he represented our best.

I didn't know anything about him other than his work, which is perhaps as fine an epitaph as any man could have.

proud we collectively deem this site-relevant

Lost a great one.

‘Damage report!’

*Sir Patrick Stewart

THERE. ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS.

I'll never forget this line, and what it means. I think of it often.

Pour one out for Leondegrance.

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

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

Make it NOT so

RIP a legend

He is The Picard.

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!

I commend you to the stars

Just as I'm in the middle of watching Picard Season 1.

o7

What can you not say about a man like this. Beloved by all and someone to look up to on and off the screen. Many of us grew up learning from and laughing with Sir Patrick Stewart and his characters. He was an actor's actor, committed to his roles.

No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another, but yesterday we lost someone very important.

Engage.

Godspeed. ;~;7

Make it not so

a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts

RIP Professor X

But it was too late. I've seen everything.

Plays a melancholy melody on a flute

In our hearts, you will always live long and prosper, Captain.

Watching Star Trek TNG episodes when they first aired in the late 80s had a powerful effect on my imagination as a child. It would not, and could not, have been the same show without Patrick Stewart. RIP.

I have (re)watched Star Trek TNG more times than I can remember. I got a shock when I saw the title of this post.

One of the celebrity deaths I actually care about. Rest in peace.

Profound shock.

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.

In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Patrick Stewart has a short appearance near the very end as soviet KGB mastermind Karla.

Never have I seen such presence and charisma squeezed into so short a scene.

Honorable mention: thanks to red letter media for keeping the memory alive. And for being dorky and entertaining.

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

RIP

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.

noooooooooo sad day

more of us men should be like him and who he was and what he stood for

RIP.

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

:(

I grew up watching this show. I watched it with my dad. I'm bereft right now.

make it not so

Paywall for an obituary is something else

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Gasp

sigh.. damn I just started star trek.

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

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

Same as I said about Walter:

Nah, it's SciFi. They'll find a way of writing them back in. Won't they?