Lee announced the news in a statement posted to social media.
My Dear Friend, My Dear Morehouse Brother, he wrote.
Long Live Bill NUNN.
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RADIO RAHEEM Is Now RESTING IN POWER.
RADIO RAHEEM WILL ALWAYS BE FIGHTING DA POWERS DAT BE.
MAY GOD WATCH OVER BILL NUNN.
Lee also posted the lines from the scene and a photo of the characters sneakers to Instagram.
But Im so glad it worked out the way it did.
I thought of Steve McQueen because I liked Steve McQueens silence a lot in movies.
He also appeared inRunaway Jury,Bulletproof,Extreme Measures, and a string of TV roles.
Nunn last appeared as Cash in the USA seriesSirens.
Representatives for Nunn have to responded to EW request for comment.
