| Ayo Akinwale | |
| Birth Name: | Ayobami Akinwale |
| Birth Date: | 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) |
| Death Place: | Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Occupation: | film actor, producer, academic |
| Known For: | Sango |
| Education: | Methodist High School |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ibadan |
| Awards: | Best Indigenous actor award |
Ayobami Akinwale[1] (1946 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian actor, producer, and academic.
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.[2] He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[3] [4] 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.[2] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[5]
He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74.[6]