Dejumo Lewis (, 1943 – 23 December 2023) was a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for the Kabiyesi role in ''

The Village Headmaster ''The Village Headmaster'' (later renamed ''The New Village Headmaster'') is a Nigerian television drama series created by Olusegun Olusola and produced by Dejumo Lewis. Originally a radio drama series, the programme was Nigeria’s longest-runn ...

'', Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that starred

Justus Esiri Justus Esiri (20 November 1942 – 19 February 2013) was a Nigerian actor, generally considered to be one of the pillars of Nollywood with an acting career that goes way back to the 1960s. He came into prominence for his role in the popular Ni ...

and Femi Robinson. Lewis died on 23 December 2023, at the age of 80.

Filmography

* ''The Village Headmaster'' * ''Agogo Eewo'' * ''A Place in the Stars''

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* 1943 births 2023 deaths Nigerian male film actors Male actors from Lagos State Nigerian dramatists and playwrights Yoruba male actors 20th-century Nigerian male actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors Male actors in Yoruba cinema Nigerian male television actors {{Nigeria-film-actor-stub