Bill Nunn acted in nearly 50 movies, including several directed by Lee, and he later appeared as Robbie Robertson in all three of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies.
But his most notable role was probably that of the doomed, boombox-wielding Radio Raheem in Lee’s 1989 classic Do the Right Thing.
My Dear Friend, My Dear Morehouse Brother- Da Great Actor Bill Nunn As Most Of You Know Him As Radio Raheem Passed Away This Morning In His Hometown Of Pittsburgh.
Nunn passed away Saturday at the age of 62, after battling cancer, according to the THR.