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Sir Patrick Stewart once said he had to drop his Yorkshire accent for Hollywood, but he never forgot his roots.

The Mirfield-born actor, best known for his roles in Star Trek and the X-Men films, died at the age of 86 at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday after suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

His death has prompted an outpouring of love from the community he proudly called home, along with his beloved Huddersfield Town – the club he followed from childhood.

Stewart’s friend and fellow legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen said Stewart “never forsook his origins”.

He added: “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.”

Referencing a trait often associated with people from the region McKellen said Stewart “told you what he thought and felt”.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was “very sad” to hear about Stewart’s death, describing him as “one of the very best” who “never forgot his working-class Yorkshire roots”.

In a TV interview with fellow Yorkshireman Michael Parkinson, Stewart said “we did toy” with using his regional accent when playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise.

But he added: “It was incomprehensible to the producers.”