20 Actors Who Died In 2020
3. Chadwick Boseman
No Hollywood death proved more shocking or unexpected this year than that of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.
Before rising to prominence as a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Boseman had racked up a respectable cachet of roles for himself, particularly playing Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up.
Boseman appeared most recently in Spike Lee's war film Da 5 Bloods, and will appear next in Netflix's drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, for which he's already receiving significant Oscar buzz.
Boseman died from complications related to colon cancer, which he had fought quietly for four years, on August 28 at the age of 43.