The Shakespearean actor, Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away.

Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ Dies - The New York Times

Most will better know him as Professor Xavier rather than Leodegrance.
But to me he will always be the best Captain in Starfleet.

"Shaka, when the walls fell"

44 minutes ago, MigL said:

But to me he will always be the best Captain in Starfleet.

Are there others? That is also the series that made me decide to marry my wife. We are both sad now.

1 hour ago, MigL said:

But to me he will always be the best Captain in Starfleet.

For me, it has to be Sejanus from I Claudius (with Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillips, Margaret Tyzack, George Baker, Ian Ogilvy. John Rhys-Davies) - best cast for a TV drama series ever.

1 hour ago, MigL said:

The Shakespearean actor, Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away.

Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ Dies - The New York Times

Most will better know him as Professor Xavier rather than Leodegrance.
But to me he will always be the best Captain in Starfleet.

"Shaka, when the walls fell"

What a pity. He was a damned good Shakespearean actor in his day, too.

9 minutes ago, exchemist said:

What a pity. He was a damned good Shakespearean actor in his day, too.

You could argue that he has been a Shakespearean actor in (almost) any of his roles.

9 minutes ago, CharonY said:

You could argue that he has been a Shakespearean actor in (almost) any of his roles.

Yes, you could say that. He certainly seemed to me to bring some real class to Star Trek, not that I watched a lot of him in that role.

2 hours ago, CharonY said:

Are there others? That is also the series that made me decide to marry my wife. We are both sad now.

Son and I are both fans and will no doubt have cups of Earl Grey, hot, in his honor.

Both Picard and Mr Chekhov this week - Starfleet is losing its finest. Kirk seems to be a tough old bugger, had stage IV cancer a couple years ago and recovered, now 95.

John DeLancie ("Q, " through multiple series, including the season of Strange New Worlds I'm about to start watching) seems to be doing fine, as one would expect from an immortal being. I know he and Stewart were friends and had a famously emotional parting after their final scene wrapped in "Picard."