Chadwick Boseman who died Friday after a battle with colon cancer crammed a lifetime of iconic roles into a brief span. He has surrounded the superhero role of Black Panther with signature dramatic ones as historical characters and was clearly well on his way to translating his popularity into the kind of multifaceted and enduring career that few actors achieve. Not every hero wears a cowl or cape, as Boseman demonstrated via a filmography defined his ability to find the humanity in larger-than-life figures. In addition to "42," he starred in "Get On Up," playing singer James Brown in a biography chronicling his rise from poverty to stardom; and "Marshall," portraying future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall earlier in his courtroom career and fight for justice. Los Angeles Times critic Justin Chang noted that Boseman "coaxed forth heroes and legends from the pages of fiction and history alike." Disney chairman Robert Iger not only lauded Boseman's body of work but mourned "all that he was, as well as everything he was destined to become."