Ayo Akinwale
Ayo Akinwale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ayobami Akinwale 1946 |
| Died | 13 September 2020 (aged 73–74) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Education | Methodist High School University of Ibadan |
| Occupations | film actor, producer, academic |
| Known for | Sango |
| Awards | Best Indigenous actor award |
Ayobami Akinwale[1]ⓘ (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
References
- ↑ "Veteran Nollywood actor, Ayobami Akinwale, is dead". Premium Times. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- 1 2 "Professor Ayo Akinwale". Dawn Commission. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Don Tasks Nollywood on Professionalism". This Day. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Lecturers as Nollywood Stars". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Between Film And Professionalism". This Day. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Veteran Nollywood actor and lecturer, Prof. Ayo Akinwale is dead". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
External links
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2020 deaths
- Nigerian male film actors
- Academic staff of the University of Ilorin
- Best Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- 21st-century Nigerian male actors
- Male actors from Ibadan
- Yoruba male actors
- Academic staff of The Polytechnic, Ibadan
- University of Ibadan alumni
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema
- Nigerian actor stubs