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Patrick Stewart, Voice of Lord Yupa in Nausicaä, Dies at 86
Patrick Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28 at 86, after a battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia, his official X/Twitter account announced Thursday.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Why it matters
Stewart's anime credits are few, but Lord Yupa in Nausicaä put his voice in one of the films that built the overseas anime market, and his death removes one of the actors who carried that bridge into English-language releases.
Key Facts
- Patrick Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28 at 86.
- Stewart's official X/Twitter account announced the death on Thursday.
- Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in Fox's X-Men films.
- Stewart voiced Lord Yupa in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Lloyd Steam in Steamboy.
- Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.
Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in Fox's X-Men films. He also voiced Lord Yupa in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Lloyd Steam in Steamboy.
Stewart was born in Mirfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire on July 13, 1940. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, and he won and was nominated for multiple awards over his career, with numerous stage roles on Broadway alongside his screen work.
His animation and game credits include Zobek in the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow game and Adventure in The Pagemaster. He will appear again in Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday on December 18.
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- Anime News Network Star Trek, X-Men Actor Patrick Stewart Dies at 86