Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room with the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for "Black Panther" at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Chadwick Boseman, the intense, dynamic film actor who starred in the smash hit “Black Panther” and portrayed legendary Black figures on the screen including Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall, died Friday after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 43
A statement was posted to his Twitter account confirming his death.
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020 “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” it read. “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much.”
Boseman died at home with his wife and family by his side, according to the statement.
A native of Anderson, S.C., Boseman began his career in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles in 2008. He had a breakout performance as Syracuse football star Ernie Davis in “The Express” that year and later starred in “42,” “Get on Up” and as Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall.”
Boseman was best known for his role as Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the 2018 film of the same name.”