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Patrick Stewart, the Olivier award-winning Shakespearean actor who achieved international stardom as Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard and The X-Men's Professor X, is dead at 86.

Already a distinguished stage and screen presence when he took the role of the Enterprise's new captain, Stewart went on to star as Picard in seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation , three of Picard , four motion pictures, and at least 10 video games. As as Professor Charles Xavier, he appeared in eight movies—one yet to be released—which grossed $4.275 billion for Marvel and Disney over 22 years.…