Justus Esiri ( 20 November 1942 – 19 February 2013 ) was a veteran award-winning 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 popular Nigerian Television Authority TV-series '' The Village Headmaster '' and the film adaptation of Chinua Achebe 's book '' Things Fall Apart '' . He won Best Actor award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards post-humously for his role in '' Assassins Practice '' and was also honoured as the inaugural recipient of the " Goodluck Jonathan Lifetime Achievement award " at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards . The Nigerian government honoured him with several National honours with the highest being an Officer of the Order of the Niger , OON for his contribution to the development of Film-Making in Nigeria . He is the father of popular Mavin Records Musician Dr Sid
9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Justus Esiri