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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and Professor X on ‘X-Men,’ Dies at 86

The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

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Patrick Stewart was Professor X in five “X-Men” movies, Macbeth on Broadway and, recently, the voice of a wise ram in “The Sheep Detectives.”
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Patrick Stewart’s Many Roles, From ‘Star Trek’ to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

The actor’s long and varied career included Shakespearean roles, “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” comedy and a stint in the Marvel Universe.

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Patrick Stewart has played many memorable roles.
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Susan Saint James, Emmy Winner Who Starred in ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 80

In a long career, she was best known for starring opposite Jane Curtin in “Kate & Allie,” a 1980s sitcom about two divorced women raising three children in New York City.

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Susan Saint James in 2025. Kate McArdle, her character on “Kate & Allie,” was “a free spirit caught up in the radical movement” of the 1960s, a publicist said, while Allie (Jane Curtin) was a “traditionalist.”
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Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93

His rugged good looks, commanding presence and versatility led to key roles in “M*A*S*H” and “Steel Magnolias,” and he won an Emmy on “Picket Fences.”

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Tom Skerritt as Sheriff Jimmy Brock on “Picket Fences.” He won an Emmy for the role in 1993.
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