Veteran Actor, pete Edochie clock 75 years

Nigerian actor, Chief Pete Edochie, (MON) is 75 years today.m, born March 7, 1947. 
Edochie is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, being honored with an Industry Merit Award by Africa Magic and Lifetime Achievement by Africa Film Academy. 
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 of Igbo descent and a Catholic by faith.
In 2003, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the Niger by President Olusegun Obasanjo.