Nigerian actor, producer, and academician (1946–2020)
Ayobami Akinwale[1]Listenⓘ (1946 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian actor, producer, and academic.
Early life and career
He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the University of Ibadan before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan.[2] He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[3][4] He was also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge at several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions.[2] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[5]
Death
He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74.[6]
Selected filmography
- Sango (1997)
- Afonja (2002) as Basorun
- Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005) as King
- Iranse Aje (2007)
- Atanpako otun (2007) as Chief Judge Tribunal
- Eti Keta (2011) as Lubcon Chairman
- The Bridge (2017) as Oba Adeyemi
- Diamonds In The Sky (2019) as Dr. Abdulabi
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