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Ayobami AkinwaleListen (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. He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin. 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. He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Death

He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74.

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

1. "Veteran Nollywood actor, Ayobami Akinwale, is dead". 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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.

External links

• Ayo Akinwale at the Internet Movie Database
• Ayo Akinwale in University of Ilorin

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