Overview
- The family announced Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs’s death in a statement posted by his son Olusoji on Instagram, giving his life dates as 11 July 1942–16 September 2026 and asking for privacy.
- No official cause of death has been released by the family, and Jacobs’s wife had previously spoken publicly about his diagnosis of diffuse Lewy body dementia.
- Jacobs trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, built a decades-long career in British television and international films, and is credited with more than 120 movies and over 100 stage productions.
- He received major honours including the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor (2007), the national MFR title (2011), an AMVCA Industry Merit Award (2013), and an AMAA Lifetime Achievement Award (2016).
- Tributes have come from leading actors and public figures who called him a cultural icon, and his death removes a key mentor and the public face of the Lufodo Group and its academy while funeral details remain private.