Ayobami Akinwale (1946 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian

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, producer, and academic.

Early life and career

He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the

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before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan. He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of

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. He was also the chairman of

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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

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Death

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

Selected filmography

*'' Sango (1997) *''Ladepo Omo Adanwo'' (2005) *''Iranse Aje'' (2007) *''

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'' (2019)

References

External links

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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 {{Nigeria-actor-stub