Pete Edochie
Name: Pete Edochie
Birthdate: March 7, 1947
Birthplace: Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Occupation: Actor
Pete Edochie (born 7 March 1947) is a Nigerian actor. A devout Catholic, he is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors by both Movie Awards and Movie Magic’s Africa Magic Cable network. Although a seasoned administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in an NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best-selling novel, Things Fall Apart. Edochie descends from the Igbo people in Nigeria.
Career
He got into radio broadcasting in 1967 as a junior programmes assistant, after which he was promoted to the level of a Director. He was director of programmes, but doubled sometimes as Deputy Managing Director and occasionally acted as Managing Director. He quit ABS because the government decided to politise the affairs of their FM station, thereby resulting in the entire management being asked to move out, including him. He was to be the immediate successor to the MD but had to leave and enrol into the movie industry. Before that, he had featured in Things Fall Apart and had won an International Award. The BBC flew into Nigeria to interview him for his role in Things Fall Apart.
