Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86

Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.

<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/03/18/gettyimages-1031207830_custom-042dbfafa81fc5d44df2dbee660d3a3ffa1f37c3.jpg' alt='Patrick Stewart was trained as a Shakespearean actor, and he brought that gravitas to all his roles, along with a playful sense of purpose. He was knighted in 2010.'/><p>Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.</p><p>(Image credit: Jack Taylor)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1230906945' />