Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his starring roles in "Black Panther" and the Jackie Robinson biopic "42," passed away on Friday of colon cancer. He was 43.
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Boseman's official Twitter account announced the news of his passing. The actor was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, which had progressed to stage IV.
“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," the statement read. "From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.