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Joseph Layode(1927-2006)

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Joseph Layode
Joseph Layode was born on 27 June 1927 in Nigeria, British West Africa. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Secret Agent (1964) and Witchdoctor of the Livingdead (1985). He died on 9 December 2006 in Lagos, Nigeria.
BornJune 27, 1927
DiedDecember 9, 2006(79)
BornJune 27, 1927
DiedDecember 9, 2006(79)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
  • Ham
Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
Secret Agent
8.2
TV Series
  • Affluent Man
  • Archivist
Witchdoctor of the Livingdead (1985)
Witchdoctor of the Livingdead
4.4
  • Actor(as Joe Layode 'Garuba')
  • 1985
Wideawake
TV Series
  • Actor

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Actor

  • Aristos
    Video
    • Papa Moses (as Joe Layode)
    • 2003
  • Aristos 2
    Video
    • (as Joe Layode)
    • 2003
  • My Only Love
    Video
    • Pa Nwagbara (as Joe Layode)
    • 2003
  • True Love
    Video
    • (as Joe Layode)
    • 2003
  • The Last Vote
    Video
    • Chief Judge (as Joe Layode)
    • 2001
  • Igodo
    8.2
    Video
    • Old Igwe (as Joe Layode)
    • 1999
  • King of Money
    Video
    • (as Joe Layode)
    • 1999
  • Oracle
    Video
    • (as Joe Layode)
    • 1998
  • Sàngó: The Legendary African King
    7.5
    • Elempe (as Joe Layode)
    • 1998
  • Witchdoctor of the Livingdead (1985)
    Witchdoctor of the Livingdead
    4.4
    • (as Joe Layode 'Garuba')
    • 1985
  • Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)
    Blackmail
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Barman
    • 1965
  • Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
    Secret Agent
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Affluent Man
    • Archivist
    • 1965
  • Dickie Henderson and June Laverick in The Dickie Henderson Show (1960)
    The Dickie Henderson Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1965
  • Ray Barrett, Geoffrey Keen, and Philip Latham in Mogul (1965)
    Mogul
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Nuka Ikedi
    • 1965
  • Herbert Lom in The Human Jungle (1963)
    The Human Jungle
    8.0
    TV Series
    • (uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Joe Layode 'Garuba'
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • June 27, 1927
    • Nigeria, British West Africa
  • Died
    • December 9, 2006
    • Lagos, Nigeria(undisclosed)

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