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Agbako, veteran actor dies at 101
Veteran Actor, Pa Abdusalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as “Agbako” is dead.
Bolaji Amusan, National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) took to his Instagram page to announce the death of Sanyaolu on Thursday.
Amusan wrote “@tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu. Good night father.”
Agbako was born February 19, 1923 in Abeokuta, Ogun.
He was once a mechanic at Tinubu Square in Lagos and an amateur boxer, who began his acting career in 1953 in Lagos state and has been known for his action roles in Yoruba films.
He featured in movies like ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Jagun’, ‘Amin Orun’, ‘Aiye’, ‘Jayesinmi’, ‘Soworo Ide’, ‘Igbo Dudu’ and more.
Good night Baba Agbako
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