Social media mourned actor Patrick Stewart’s death on Thursday.
The man who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” died Wednesday at 86 in his Los Angeles home. His family said the death came after a “brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
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Stewart earned a lot of fans and admirers in his more-than-six-decade acting career, and it seemed like all of them took to social media to pay their respects.
One of the most significant tributes came from fellow “Star Trek” captain William Shatner, who called Stewart “a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor,” who “brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did.”
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige issued a statement honoring Stewart, who played Professor Charles Xavier in nine movies, including the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday.”
“I’ll never forget the first time I saw Sir Patrick Stewart on the set of the first X-Men,” Feige said, according to Variety. “After years of knowing him as the inimitable Captain Picard, I was in awe — and he turned out to be everything I had seen on screen and more: brilliant, charming, warm, generous, with a quiet strength and gravitas.”
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Marvel Comics also posted its own tribute on social media, calling Stewart “a singular talent, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman.”
At least two of Stewart’s “Next Generation” castmates paid their respects as well. Actor Jonathan Frakes posted a photo of his colleague on his Instagram story, reading “Rest in peace, my friend.”
Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher on the show, posted a photo from his teenage years showing him withStewart, who has his arm around him.
George Takei, who played Sulu on the original “Star Trek” series, said on BlueSky thatStewart “took the starship Enterprise to places it had never gone before.”
Hugh Jackmanposted a photo of himself with Stewart on Instagram and called him “one of the greats of stage and screen today” and “a tremendous friend and man.”
Seth MacFarlane, who worked with Stewart on many projects, including “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” and the film “Ted,” described him as”that rare actor who could take any bit of dialogue and elevate it,making a good writer sound great, and a great writer sound masterful.”
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Ricky Gervais, who worked with Stewart on his series, “Extras,” remarked on X: “What an actor. I still can’t believe he agreed to do this scene. And he didn’t even mind when I ruined every take. Legend.”
The account for the quiz show, “Jeopardy,” also honored the actor.
Various politicians also praised Stewart, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who said, “It was a joy to get to know him and discover that his kindness and decency were just as great as his enormous, generational talent.”
Meanwhile, Trump advisor Stephen Miller called him “one of the most impactful actors in the history of film, television and theater.”
Piers Morgan praised Stewart as a “wonderful actor, an amusing and intelligent character, and a Yorkshireman to his bootstraps.” He thanked Stewart for persuading him “to switch from PG Tips tea to Yorkshire Gold, for which I will be forever grateful.
Stewart’s own social media account paid tribute and asked fans to make memorial donations to various Alzheimer’s charities.
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