Iam McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy And More Pay Tribute To Patrick Stewart

“We lost one of the greats.”

Sir Patrick Stewart, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men, has died of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia at the age of 86.

Since his death was announced, tributes have poured in from close friend Sir Ian McKellen and co-stars like Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, and William Shatner.

Sir Ian said on Instagram: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end... We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago”.

In the post, the actor recalled discouraging his friend from taking the iconic role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, but added: “he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did”.

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Hugh Jackman, who starred alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in films like X-Men and Wolverine, also paid tribute to his former colleague on Instagram.

“We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today. And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man,” the post reads.

“I learned so much from him. I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days.”

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James McAvoy and Sir Patrick both played Professor X in the X-Men franchise. In an Instagram post, James said: “Wherever you’re going I know you’ll go boldly…

“I was lucky enough to work with Sir Patrick a number of times and........

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