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Olu Jacobs

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Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, Listen (bɛ dɔɣi o la Anashaara goli July biɛɣu pia ni yini dali yuuni 1942), ka bɛ booni o Olu Jacobs, ka o nyɛ Nigeria kpɛrikpɛrita.[1] O ni pili kpɛrigu o nyɛla ŋun yina British telivisa ni tiŋ'duya filimnima ni.[2] Vanguard buɣisi o mi "Nollywood ba", n-ti pahi Pete Edochie.[3][4][5] O deei la baŋsim The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, England, Olu Jacobs mini Britain tiyaatanima pam tum ya ka o yina tiŋ'duya shiniinima pam ni.

Yuuni 2007, Jacobs daa di la Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[6][7][8][9] O daa deei la "Industry Merit Award for outstanding achievements in acting" yuuni 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards mini MAA Lifetime Achievement Award yuuni 2016.

Ban daa dɔɣi Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs daa yimina Egba Alake. O zooi la Kano[10] ka chaŋ shikuru Holy Trinity School ka daa be nangbankpeeni ŋmebu ni kperigu laɣingu ni.[11] O suhu ni yɛn kpe kpɛrigu ni o daa chaŋla Chief Hubert Ogunde yuuni di ka nyu ni Colonial Hotel din be Kano.[10] Din nyaaŋa, o daa nya gorim gbaŋ chaŋ England n-ti bɔhim kperigu.[12]

Olu Jacobs daa di pini din nyɛ "Industry Merit Award for outstanding achievements in acting" yuuni 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards ni.[13]

Anashaara goli August yuuni 2022, Audio-Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS) daa ti o mini o paɣa pini ni shɛhira gbaŋ [14][15]

Year Show Role Notes
1971 Murderous Angels: A Political Tragedy and Comedy in Black and White (play) Written by Conor Cruise O'Brien and performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1971
1972 Richard's Cork Leg Royal Court Theatre, London
1974 Black Mans Country Father Zachary Azuka Gate Theatre
1977 Julius Caesar One of the augerers Royal National Theater 1977 presentation directed by John Schlesinger
1976 Bar Beach Prelude and Transistor Radio Two shorts play adapted from the works of Bode Sowande and Ken Saro Wiwa
1976 A Kind of Marriage Obi Centre Play
1977 Old Movies Chris Hunter (gendarmes) National Theatre presentation
1978 Night and Day President Mageeba Phoenix Theatre (London)
Olu Jacobs and wife, Joke Silva
Year Film Role Notes
1979 Ashanti Commissioner Batak [16]
1980 The Dogs of War Customs Officer [17]
1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Col. Nsogbu [18]
1986 Pirates Boomako [19]
2010 Bent Arrows Mr. Johnson
2011 Sacred Lies Theodore
2011 White Chapel chief Tonye
2012 Adesuwa Ezomo
2013 Potomanto Bankole [20]
2014 The Antique Oba Ekpen
2014 Bloody Ring Osuma
2015 Oloibiri Timipre [21]
2015 Dry Speaker [22]
2015 One Fine Day
2017 The Royal Hibiscus Hotel Richard [23]
2017 Victims Baba Deolu [24]
2017 The Royal Hibiscus Hotel Richard
Year Programme Role Notes
1971 The Goodies Season 2, Episode 4 – "Lost Tribe of the Orinoco"
1974 Till Death Us Do Part Television repair man Season 5, Episode 3 – "Strikes and Blackouts"
1975 Barlow at Large Motamba Season 4, Episode 8 – "Protection"
1975 The Venturers Mbela Season 1, Episode 10 – "Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts"
1976 Angels Musa Ladipo 3 episodes
1978 1990 Alan Msawi Season 2, Episode 2 – "The Market Price"
1975 The Tomorrow People General Papa Minn Season 6, Episode 5 & 6 – "The Thargon Menace: Part 1 & 2"
1979 The Professionals Sylvester Season 3, Episode 5 – "The Madness of Mickey Hamilton"
1982 Squadron President Gadin Season 1, Episode 10 – "Cyclone"
1983 The Witches and the Grinnygog Mr Alabaster Episodes 1–4, 6
1983 Rumpole of the Bailey David Mazenze Season 3, Episode 2 – "Rumpole and the Golden Thread"
1984 Play for Today David Mazenze Season 14, Episode 16 – "The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle"
1990 The Third Eye Inspector Best Idafa Lead role (1990–1993)
  1. July: Of Exuberance and Melancholy (en-US) (2021-07-31).
  2. Filmography of Olu Jacobs. The British Film Institute.
  3. Pete Edochie, Olu Jacobs: The living 'godfathers' of Nollywood (4 March 2019).
  4. Olu Jacobs: Patriarch of the movie world (en-US) (2022-01-11).
  5. I disobeyed my dad to become an actor - Olu Jacobs (en-GB) (2009-11-20).
  6. Ogbu, Rachel. A Race for Stars Only. Newswatch.
  7. Nominees & Winners of AMAA 2007 @ a glance. The Africa Movie Academy Awards.
  8. Coker, Onikepo (4 May 2007). "Africa Celebrates Film Industry at AMAA 2007". Mshale Newspaper (Minneapolis, USA: Mshale Communications). http://www.mshale.com/article.cfm?articleID=1407.
  9. AMAA Nominees and Winners 2007. Africa Movie Academy Awards.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Otagbo, Olasumbo (18 October 2014). "How Hubert Ogunde inspired me to become an actor -Olu Jacobs". The Nation (Lagos). http://thenationonlineng.net/how-hubert-ogunde-inspired-me-to-become-an-actor-olu-jacobs/.
  11. "My Happiest Moment In Acting – Olu Jacobs", Naijarules.com.
  12. Ugochukwu, Françoise (2022-01-20). Olu Jacobs: Nollywood’s elder statesman has always acted for his country (en-US).
  13. Olu Jacobs honoured at AMVCA awards as Genevieve, Funke Akindele lose out. Vanguard Newspaper (10 March 2013).
  14. From audio-visual rights society, garlands for legendary Olu Jacobs.
  15. AVRS honours Olu Jacobs & Ajoke Silva with membership certificates (August 4, 2022).
  16. Fleischer, Richard (21 February 1979), Ashanti (Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller), Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Beverly Films, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., archived from the original on 22 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  17. Irvin, John (18 December 1980), The Dogs of War (Action, Adventure, Drama), Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Juniper Films, archived from the original on 9 May 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  18. Norton, Bill (22 March 1985), Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (Family, Adventure, Sci-Fi), William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Julian Fellowes, Silver Screen Partners II, Touchstone Pictures, archived from the original on 22 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  19. Polanski, Roman (8 May 1986), Pirates (Adventure, Comedy, Family), Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Olu Jacobs, Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Accent Films, Cominco, archived from the original on 23 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  20. Sparrow Productions bounces back with 'Four Big Things' - MyJoyOnline.com (en-US).
  21. Graham, Curtis (21 October 2016), Oloibiri (Action, Drama, Thriller), Reeko Brooks, Michael Douglas Cake, Diana Colmar-Espinosa, Payton Dunham, archived from the original on 22 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  22. Linus, Stephanie (14 August 2015), Dry (Drama), Ferdinand Afo, Rekiya Attah, Samuel Beavis, Liz Benson-Ameye, Next Page Productions, archived from the original on 22 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  23. Bako, Ishaya (10 February 2018), The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (Comedy, Romance), Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie, Jide Kosoko, Rachel Oniga, EbonyLife Films, archived from the original on 22 April 2023, retrieved 3 February 2021
  24. Imasuen, Lancelot Oduwa, Victims (Drama), Funso Adeolu, Aladesanmi Adeyemi, Mercy Aigbe, MAG Production, retrieved 18 June 2024