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Patrick Stewart’s Career Was a Rare and Thrilling Marriage of the Prestigious and the Populist

30 October 2026 at 02:35

Stewart's classical theater chops invested genre film and television roles with unlikely dramatic weight, psychological depth and piercing feeling.

Ian McKellen Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart: “A Man to Rely on, Admire and in My Case, Love”

The Hollywood Reporter

By: McKinley Franklin

30 October 2026 at 00:54

McKellen and Stewart led the original 'X-Men' franchise for 20th Century Fox, portraying Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr and Professor Charles Xavier, respectively.