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[edit] Ridiculous Header...

Quote: His bald head and classically-trained vocal mannerisms are considered to be his most memorable physical traits as an actor.

His vocal mannerisms are a memorable physical trait? This is so retarded it'd painful. If I knew how to edit a header, it's be gone by now... Won't someone more knowledgeable step up?

[edit] OBE = knighthood?

The Order of the British Empire page says that OBEs and MBEs entail knighthood, so is Patrick Stewart really Sir Patrick Stewart? —Preceding unsigned comment added by W00t-on-a-shtick (talk • contribs)

Yes.--WhereAmI 04:38, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

No. Different species of knighthood.

Well... It really is the same type of knighthood/peerage, but as a OBE(officer) he is not entitled with the "sir" prefix yet, for that he will need to be a KBE.

This is not correct. MBEs, OBEs and CBEs do not "entail knighthood" and are not "different species of knighthood"; they are junior ranks within the Order of the British Empire. It is true that the senior ranks of the order (DBE, KBE and GBE) do confer knighthoods on their recipients, ie they allow the recipients to be known as 'Sir' or 'Dame', as well as putting the appropriate letters after their name. However, most knighthoods that are awarded are knighthoods bachelor, which are not part of an order and do not confer post-nominal initials, so it is wrong to put "KBE" after the name of a knight bachelor. Almost all actors are knights bachelor - there are exceptions such as Sir Roger Moore. (The position is different with dames, who are usually DBEs - there is no "dame bachelor" designation.)

The only reason for Stewart - who I think probably will be knighted in the near future - to receive a KBE as opposed to a knighthood bachelor would be if he had taken American citizenship and lost his status as a subject of HM The Queen. He would then have to receive an honorary knighthood, ie not be entitled to the title "Sir" at all, so he would receive a KBE to allow him to put these letters after his name, as a sign that he was a knight. Dcrossle 11:23, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Star Trek Movie

Hey, according to some news from http://www.cinematical.com/2005/12/03/patrick-stewart-talks-up-new-trek-film/, Patrick Stewart is willing to renew his role in a possible future Star Trek film. He also stated he would only do it though, after he fulfilled his commitments to the Shakespeare group he is involved with (that comes from another link...I just searched "Patrick Stewart" on google news) So I did add to a former line stating he did not think there would be a reprisal of his role. I basically summarized the news. BOB. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.20.179.106 (talk • contribs)

The voiceover (the voice of the Tamrielic emperor Uriel Septim VII) on the E3 TESIV: Oblivion trailer appears to have been done by Patrick Stewart, although I have had no luck in authenticating this. --Trithemius 16:41, May 18, 2005 (UTC)

You're right. That's Patrick. His name was mentioned in an interview with one of the ESIV team members - I think it was Gamespy, but can't be sure. TaintedMustard 07:14, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If you want rumor buzz, the director of the Transformers Movie that will soon be out is interested in making a new Star Trek movie. Depending on how well Transformers does in the theaters, it is possible to have a new Star Trek on the way. Let this be the official, new Star Trek Movie Thread, assuming it is true.--WhereAmI 04:37, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Supporter of the BNP?

Is Patrick Stewart really a supporter of the BNP? --81.129.106.127 22:02, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Nope, but as the artilce says, he is a supporter of The Labour Party. Evil Eye 12:50, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


The article says that "Stewart is a lifelong supporter of the British National Party" not the labour party. Is this a mistake? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.235.200.132 (talk • contribs)

I think the article says "Stewart is a lifelong supporter of the British Labour Party" and uses 'British' to distingiush from the other Labour parties aroun the world (Australian, Canadian etc). Evil Eye 07:31, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Looks like vandalism. Having known Patrick since we were both teenagers, students and roomates at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, I can affirm categorically that the BNP and all it stands for are anethema to him. — kintak 14:24, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

Added clean-up tag as there is no structure to the page and it needs a filmography etc. Marskell 09:55, 16 August 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Gratuitous comment?

The end of the first para on this page referred to Patrick Stewart's baldness as a "trademark". Since he did not choose to shave his head as part of his public persona (unlike, for example, the late Telly Savalas or Yul Brynner), I have deleted this. It looked rather like a gratuitous comment that was not really appropriate in an encyclopaedia, as opposed to an article by a popular press journalist. At any rate, it did not add anything to the article. Any comments or objections? — kintak 15:21, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

It doesn't seem gratuitous, but you're right in that his baldness is not a trademark. So I've put the comment back, but changed "trademarks" to "most recognised traits". -67.142.130.11 07:17, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Although in fairness, not everyone with male pattern baldness choses to shave the fringe of hair round the sides and back of their head like Stewart does. He has used this in many films, so it does seem to be as much a trademark as, say, Burt Reynolds's moustache. Dave 21/2/'07

I dont know if I would call it a trademark, but it is certainly his most prominent and distinguishing physical feature, and a fairly unusual one for leading men so perhaps it does deserve a mention (just not perhaps worded as a "trademark"). 79.66.46.186 (talk) 02:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I would call it trademark. In Vancouver there is a popular hiking trail called the Grouse Grind. In a newspaper interview, Patrick Stewart mentioned that he climbed the trail every chance he could; and he had to wear a hat to avoid recognition. Therefore, I would consider that trademark. - How do I know you're wearing a Nike shirt? The trademark. How do I know its Patrick Stewart? His bald head (and voice)206.116.184.155 (talk) 20:47, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Filmography

can someone add a complete filmography for patrick stewart —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.205.69.116 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Good Job

Patrick Stewart is an accomplished actor with roles from Excalibur, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dune, X-Men, and many other roles. Patrick Steward has done so well he has proven that actor's abilities come from within with the power to communicate and dress for the role. Good Job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.190.138.54 (talk • contribs)



This could bee because he is the greatest human being alive 65.126.173.217 17:29, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

He also played Captain Nemo, in the movie Mysterious Island 2005

[edit] Stewart Trivia

I'm not sure where (or if) there's a proper place for this, whether it be Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Jean-Luc Picard, or Patrick Stewart. But it is an interesting note that Picard was stabbed by the Nausicaans (a reference to Hayao Miyazaki I believe) and Stewart went on to do voice acting for the US release of Nausicaa. Should this be noted in one of the three articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmalicoat (talk • contribs)

[edit] Internet Fenomena

Has the man ever made any comment about his status as a internet cult figure? Anybody who knows?

[edit] My New Face

A moving, if not brilliantly produced, programme entitled, "My New Face", was aired on Channel 4 discussing plastic (reconstructive) surgery on children with facial disfigurements. Although a bit sad (and humbling), the overall tone and outlook was quite optimistic. The narrator was one Patrick Stewart. Perhaps this very respectable and commendable act should be noted in his entry?

[edit] Reported death

Some joker has edited the Patrick Stewart entry with the claim that Patrick Stewart died yesterday. So far as I can see, this is untrue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.21.67 (talk • contribs)

All of that was reverted last night. I see nothing in the article now. -- cmhTC 18:53, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

It was there around midday today (GMT), but it's gone now. Had me searching the BBC and CNN websites when I read that one!

This article is/was the most likely source of the claim http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20061201/News/112010033 Gnangarra 23:52, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Primeval

I thought I read that Stewart was to be the lead in ITV's sci-fi drama Primeval. This hasn't happened - was it just a rumour or did I mis-understand? Dave 21/2/'07 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.44.214.197 (talk) 23:31, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Patrick Stewart sold llamas??

Hello. I'm new to this side of Wikipedia, though I've used the informational work for a couple of years and am becoming quite addicted to it.

I was reviewing Patrick Stewart's article/biography and found what I think is something odd. The word "llama" is used in at least half a dozen places. Is this someone's attempt to be funny, or perhaps to sabatoge the credibility of the article? I'm hesitant to do anything about it myself since I'm so unfamiliar with the editing proces, but I did want to bring it to the forum's attention.

Thanks.

76.25.8.4 15:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi. The llamas were added yesterday by someone from the IP address 194.72.81.81 (see diff) and went unnoticed for a while. The vandalism was fixed a bit before you posted here (see diff). If you're still seeing the llamas, I suggest clearing your browser's cache. Thanks for pointing it out, however. Also, feel free to edit Wikipedia! For help on getting started, see Wikipedia:Introduction. Cheers, --KFP (talk | contribs) 16:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Does someone not understand the term "Actor" ?

The entry:

Despite having a notable role in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart has expressed discontent about real space travel and space tourism[13].

is just bizarre.

Star Trek is a STORY (read the word slowly and try to understand it, S - T - O - R - Y), where Patrick Stewart is playing a character. He has played many roles, some of which involve murder but I don't believe that he promotes murder or many other traits his characters display. 81.149.25.5 09:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I half agree. It would be odd to assume that Patrick Stewart has the views of his characters, but it doesn't make it uninteresting to learn how his views contrast those of his most notable character. For example, it is interesting that David Duchovany(misspelled) is sceptical about aliens, but that Gillian Anderson is not. Nonetheless, the comment above should have the "despite" dropped, and would be more relevant on a page for Jean-Luc Picard. However, given that space exploration is a very notable and important subject, and that many associate Picard and Stewart; it see no problem with giving the above a slight rewording and putting it on this page aswell...some people would find it informative; and so it is not undeserving of mention.Phoenix1177 02:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

The real problem with this entry is that 'has expressed discontent about space travel' is much too vague. Either include more details or remove.Calydon (talk) 09:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image caption

Old Moonraker, thank you for making me aware of your reaction to my edit. On my talk page, you wrote, “I noted the US Army's request for the picture credit, but in your edit it appeared twice, once in the cation and once at the end of the article.” I took another look at my edit, but I don't see where I credited the Army in the caption, only the footnote. Would you please advise? Thanks! Taric25 21:10, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Reading back, I see that my original comment was a bit confused. I was trying to draw attention to this footnote text (spacing as in original):


# ^ Cdt. Patrick Caughey (3 August 2004). http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/PatrickStewart2004-08-03.jpg. Army Images. Retrieved on 3 August 2004. “http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/PatrickStewart2004-08-03.jpg by Cdt. Patrick Caughey


August 3, 2004
Actor Patrick Stewart was among more than 20,000 soccer fans watching the All-Star game. Stewart sought an introduction to Staff Sgt. Alvy Powell after Powell, a well-known opera singer, performed the National Anthem.
Images on the Army Web site are cleared for release and are considered in the public domain. Request credit be given as "Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army" and credit to individual photographer whenever possible.”

And this is the image caption:

''Patrick Stewart was among more than 20,000 soccer fans watching the All-Star game on 8 August 2004 and sought an introduction to Staff Sgt. Alvy Powell (not shown) after Powell, a well-known opera singer, performed the National Anthem.[1]

Now this is a brilliant pic of Stewart, and the source deserves a credit, but I believe that, taken together, there is too much detail that's not relevant to the article: why put a reference to Sgt. Alvy Powell (not shown), for example?

Normally the picture credit would stay on the image page alone but here a simple footnote might be justified, because of the specific request by the source.

May I just add that in future I shall certainly be following up your tip about using US Army pictures as a potential source? Best. --Old Moonraker 22:09, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I've revised my edit to be more consise, by deleting the part about Powell, per your advice. Please let me know what you think.
In addition, the government is indeed a wonderful source of free images. Take a look at commons:Star Trek: Enterprise, for example, for a pictures of Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, and even Stewart's co-star in The Next Generation LeVar Burton (Geordi LaForge). Taric25 22:21, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Baldness

Nice interview where he talks about becoming bald at 19. [1] Maybe someone can incorporate some of this history into the article? 69.143.26.71 (talk) 04:48, 30 November 2007 (UTC)


YouTube is not a source for refences as direct links to specific videos not allowed ebcause the generally violate copyright. TINYMark (Talk) 10:02, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
You can certainly cite the original video, regardless if a copy was placed on YouTube or not. hateless 08:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Of course you can. Generally YouTube videos contain copyright information. In this case, the video seeems to have been uploaded by BBC Worldwide. TINYMARK 09:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Shakespeare role

Hello friends,

I'm not a good editor of tables so maybe one of you experts can add to the bottom table Stuart's role as the King in the 1980 BBC Shakespeare production of Hamlet (played by Derek Jacobi).

--Gunnermanz (talk) 12:49, 17 April 2008 (UTC)