Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart's famous friendship: 'A man to rely on ... and in my case, love'
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Set us as preferred Ian McKellen is saying goodbye to his dear friend Patrick Stewart.Stewart, the storied actor whose performances spanned comic book films, Shakespearean stage productions and sci-fi TV, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
He was 86.While tributes from former co-stars across the “X-Men” films and “Star Trek” franchise poured in, fans of Stewart were keeping a close eye out for McKellen’s remarks, as the two had a famously close friendship, often on full display with red-carpet smooches and pally interviews.
On Thursday, McKellen posted a tribute to Stewart.“Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end,” McKellen’s statement began.“You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt.
Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues.He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.” Television Patrick Stewart, the British actor known for ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and the ‘X-Men’ franchise, has died at age 86.Although the two had known each other since they were young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s, Stewart said he initially was too shy to approach McKellen, but was “impressed.” Stewart said the two had “X-Men” to thank for their close bond.
On set, the two had trailers that were next door to each other, and with time to kill between filming, they would head next door and chat for hours.“It was a delight for me to find that the enthusiasms and passions that I’d had all my life were shared by Ian,” the late actor said in a 2014 interview...