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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: A friendship that surpassed the stage and screen

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By: Marlene Lenthang
30 October 2026 at 07:19
“He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love,” McKellen said in a statement on Stewart’s death.

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McKellen and Stewart at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in 2009.

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Stewart and McKellen reflected on their theater and onscreen careers at University Center in New York in 2014.

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Halle Berry, Stewart, McKellen and Hugh Jackman in "X-Men — The Last Stand" in 2006.

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McKellen and Stewart during a promo event for "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" during the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
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