Chadwick Boseman Black Panther Star dies of cancer aged 43. The year 2020 is bringing bad news for Bollywood as well as Hollywood. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the MCU (Marvel cinematic universe), has died of colon cancer, He was aged 43. Chadwick Boseman was fighting with the illness for the past four years since he knew about it.