‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman dies

Published on: 08/29/2020 07:15 AM

American actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing the lead role in the 2018 Marvel movie ‘Black Panther’, died of cancer at the age of 43. His family announced it. Boseman had been battling colon cancer for four years. The family said in a statement posted on their Twitter account that he died at home with his wife and family by his side. “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered in all of this, bringing you many of the movies you have loved so much – read – From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and many more – all have been filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. “

The actor played historical figures such as Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to star in Major League Baseball, in the movie “42,” and funk musician James Brown in “Get on Up.” But it was his role as King T’Challa in the blockbuster ‘Black Panther’ that, his family said, “was the honor of his life.” ‘Black Panther’ won three Academy Awards in 2019, which were a first for Marvel Studios.