Post by @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social

2026-10-29 20:26 UTC

Patrick Stewart was the first bald actor to appear on screen. Before him, actors were required to either have hair or wear a wig. This changed in 1987 when he held a room full of Hollywood executives hostage and shaved their heads, chanting "One of us! One of us!". RIP Sir Stewart, you'll be missed.

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@MFennVT@mastodon.world 2026-10-29 20:31

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social I love Patrick Stewart a lot, but the ghost of Yul Brynner wants to have a word with you.

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@filmfreak75@mastodon.social 2026-10-29 20:36

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social there’s a weird anecdote from “Chaos on the Bridge” about how the producers wanted to have him read for Picard with his toupee on https://letterboxd.com/film/chaos-on-the-bridge/

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@maybe_mbk@mastodon.social 2026-10-29 21:31

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social There is a picture of Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard with a hair piece, which luckily never made it into the production version.

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@fckusa@mastodon.social 2026-10-29 20:27

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social He would have loved this fact! 🖖

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@grumble209@kolektiva.social 2026-10-29 20:33

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social I first saw Stewart in "I, Claudius" on PBS in the late 70s. He was not in a big role. I only found him memorable because of his wig and voice. RIP

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