Ayo Akinwale
Born
Ayobami Akinwale

1946
Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Died13 September 2020(2020-09-13) (aged 73–74)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
EducationMethodist High School
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
Occupation(s)film actor, producer, academic
Known forSango
AwardsBest Indigenous actor award

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

References

  1. ↑ "Veteran Nollywood actor, Ayobami Akinwale, is dead". 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Ayo Akinwale". Dawn Commission. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Don Tasks Nollywood on Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lecturers as Nollywood Stars". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Between Film And Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Veteran Nollywood actor and lecturer, Prof. Ayo Akinwale is dead". P.M. News. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.


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