Ayo Akinwale

Ayobami Akinwale (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)Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005)Iranse Aje (2007)Diamonds In The Sky'' (2019)

References

External links

Ayo Akinwale at the Internet Movie Database

Ayo Akinwale in University of Ilorin

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