Akin Ogungbe
Born
Christopher Akintola Ogungbe

1934
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
DiedNovember 28, 2012
NationalityNigerian
Other namesIreke Onibudo and Baba Ibeji
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • actor
  • filmmaker
  • producer
  • director
Years active1953-2012
Known forStage play

Drama

Movie
RelativesSegun Ogungbe (Nephew) Claudius Olaseinde Ogungbe (sibling)

Christopher Akintola Ogungbe// ⓘ (1934 – November 2012) was a Nigerian film actor, filmmaker, producer and director.

Early life and career

He was born in 1934 at Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria where he later died on November 2012.[1] His mother took him to live with his grandmother after he stopped schooling, at first he went to learn to tailor He started by watching Baba GT Onimole as an apprentice, according to his brother his first play was title "a terrible life"and his stage name is Baba Ibeji.[2] He had featured, directed and produced several Nigerian films such as Ireke Onibudo and 50/50, a movie produced in 1992 that featured the veteran comic actor Bolaji Amusan.[3][4]

Personal life

He had 20 wives and 50 children, among his children is a Nigerian film actor, director and producer, Segun Ogungbe.[5][6]

Selected filmography

  • 50/50 (1992) (actor and story)
  • Ireke Onibudo
  • Asiri Baba Ibeji
  • Ologbo Jigolo
  • Lisabi
  • Igba funfun

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2019-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Akin Ogungbe's last act - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Adefaka, Bashir (2011-05-14). "My dream was to become a footballer - Mr. Latin". Vanguard News (interview). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Late Akin Ogungbe Had 20 Wives, 50 Kids — P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Veteran actor, Ogungbe, dies at 78". The Punch— Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


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