Nollywood veteran actor, Pete Edochie is celebrating his 70th birthday today, March 7th.

Pete Edochie (born 7 March 1947) is a Nigerian actor. Edochie 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 and is a Catholic.

His Career

He got into radio broadcasting in 1967 at the age of 20 as a junior programmes assistant after which he was elevated to the level of a Director. He was director of programmes, but doubling sometimes as Deputy Managing Director and occasionally acting 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.

Prior to 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 ThingsFall Apart.

The Famous G8

In 2005 the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria placed Pete Edochie and several other actors, including Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Nkem Owoh, Ramsey Noah, Stella Damasus Aboderin, and Richard Mofe Damijoon a one-year ban from filming after they were said to have been collecting huge fees from producers due to their A-list celebrity status. The ban placed on these actors was seen as doom in the Nigerian film business, but currently, the actors are back in filming.
Kidnapped

In 2009 Edochie was kidnapped and later released by his captors unharmed.

Filmography
*.Heavy Battle (2008)
*.Test Your Heart (2008)
*.Greatest Harvest (2007)
*.Secret Pain (2007)
*.Fair Game (2006)
*.Holy Cross (2006)
*.Lacrima (2006)
*.Living with Death (2006) …. Mr. Harrison
*.Passage of Kings (2006)
*.Simple Baby (2006)
*.Zoza (2006)
*.Azima (2005)
*.Baby Girl (2005)
*.End of Money (2005)
*.Living in Tears (2005)
*.Never End (2005)
*.No More War (2005)
*.Ola… the Morning Sun (2005)
*.Price of Ignorance (2005)
*.The Price of Love: Life Is Beautiful (2005)
*.Sacred Tradition (2005)
*.The Tyrant (2005)
*.Across the Niger (2004)
*.Coronation (2004)
*.Dogs Meeting (2004) …. Anacho
*.Dons in Abuja (2004)
*.The Heart of Man (2004)
*.King of the Jungle (2004)
*.Love from Above (2004)
*.My Desire (2004)
*.Negative Influence (2004)
*.The Staff of Odo (2004)
*.St. Michael (2004)
*. Above Death: In God We Trust(2003)
*.Arrows (2003)
*.Billionaires Club (2003)
*.Egg of Life (2003)
*.Honey (2003)
*.Love & Politics (2003)
*.Miserable Wealth (2003)
*.The Omega (2003)
*.Onunaeyi: Seeds of Bondage (2003)
*.Rejected Son (2003)
*.Selfish Desire (2003)
*.Super Love (2003)
*.Tears in the Sun (2003)
*.Tunnel of Love (2003)
*.When God Says Yes (2003)
*.Battle Line (2002)
*.My Love (2002)
*.Tears & Sorrows (2002)
*.Greedy Genius (2001)
*.Holy Ghost Fire (2001)
*.Terrible Sin (2001)
*.Oduduwa (2000)
*.Set-Up (2000)
*.Chain Reaction (1999)
*.Lost Kingdom (1999)
*.Narrow Escape (1999)
*.Living in darkness (1999)
*.Rituals (1997)
*.”Things Fall Apart” (1987) TV series
*.Last Ofalla
*.Lion throne
*.Lion of Africa
*.Igodo
*.Evil men
*.Monkey chop banana
*.Idemili
*.50 days with Christ
*.The Egg