New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Actor Patrick Stewart, popularly known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and as Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, died at the age of 86.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles following "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia," longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak announced.

"He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all," Bush Novak wrote. "We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an ...