Patrick Stewart helped wash the dishes, Canadian producer recalls

Craig Thompson remembers the actor's humility behind the scenes in CBC's tribute following his death at 86.

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CBC News Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Patrick Stewart 'was a true gentleman,' says Canadian who worked with him | Hanomansing Live

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0:20Thompson remembers Stewart's humility and the respect he showed people despite his fame.
1:40After a catered shoot lunch, Stewart helped wash dishes in the kitchen, Thompson recalls.
2:26Thompson credits Picard's importance to Star Trek and recalls Stewart sharing Shakespeare's sonnets during the pandemic.

After a catered lunch on a shoot, Patrick Stewart joined the cleanup. Canadian film producer Craig Thompson remembers the actor helping wash dishes in the kitchen, a small act that stayed with him alongside their work together.

Speaking from Stratford, Ontario, on CBC's Hanomansing Live following news of Stewart's death, Thompson describes a colleague whose fame never displaced his consideration for others. "He was a true gentleman," he tells Ian Hanomansing.

The interview has drawn about 40,000 views in its first 14 hours. For viewers who knew Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek or Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, it offers a collaborator's memory of the person away from those roles.

Asked about Stewart's legacy, Thompson credits his portrayal of Picard with sustaining Star Trek, but also returns to his devotion to theater. He recalls Stewart reciting Shakespeare's sonnets during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing that lifelong artistic commitment to people at home. The kitchen memory makes the same portrait more personal: "He was just a regular guy..."

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