Patrick Stewart, who died Wednesday at 86, starred in dozens of film, shows and TV movies across 60 years on screen. He was best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek” and Prof. Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” movies, and he received four Emmy nominations, three Golden Globe noms, a Tony nod and one Grammy win during his career.
Revisit Stewart’s career in photos below.
Dune (1984)
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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Stewart debuted as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the commanding officer of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, when “Star Trek: The Next Generation” aired on September 28, 1987.
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Stewart reprised his role as Picard on the big screen in “Star Trek: Generations” on November 18, 1994. He starred in later “Star Trek” movies like “First Contact” (1996), “Insurrection” (1998) and “Nemesis” (2002).
Moby Dick (1998)
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Safe House (1998)
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Stewart played Mace Sowell, a retired DIA agent that has incriminating evidence on his former boss who’s now running for president. The TV film aired in the UK in late 1998 and in the U.S. in January 1999.
A Christmas Carol (1999)
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As Ebenezer Scrooge, Stewart was visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come in this holiday TV movie.
X-Men (2000)
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King of Texas (2002)
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This TV film reinvented Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and set the tale in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century. Stewart starred as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron who divided his land amongst his daughters.
The Lion in Winter (2003)
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Stewart played King Henry II in this TV film, which co-starred Glenn Close as Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in this TV movie remake of the Peter O’Toole classic.
Green Room (2015)
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Blunt Talk (2015)
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In this Starz series, Stewart played Walter Blunt, a military veteran and turned cable journalist, and received another Golden Globe nomination.
Logan (2017)
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Stewart and Hugh Jackman reunited as Xavier and Wolverine in “Logan,” the first R-rated “X-Men” spinoff. In the future-set spinoff, Xavier suffered from a degenerative disease and accidentally killed many mutants, and his character dies in the film alongside Wolverine.
Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
In what may be his final on-screen appearance, Stewart will return as Xavier in “Avengers: Doomsday” on Dec. 18. It will mark the first time that the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and more heroes will all cross over in the MCU.
