Veteran Ghanaian actor, Mac Jordan Amartey has passed away.
Report says the actor passed on at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Thursday evening.
Sources say he has been sick for some time now—and he was taken to the hospital when he was unable to eat solid foods.
A Family friend, Mr Kwesi Ansah who confirmed the sad news described the late as a disciplinarian.
“He was somebody who always wanted us to be our best. He pushed us to come out to be our best,” he said.
He added that even while in primary school, the late actor’s constant encouragement and guidance led his team – Section Green – to win so many competitions.
“He always insisted that we could do it…win any race at all we went into and that got us winning many times at the inter-sections competition.
“He was also a father and if you had any issues at all and you approached Mac Jordan, he speaks to you like his own…even in old age, he still was advising some of us,” he added.
His contribution to the movie industry in Ghana, Mr Ansah noted, has been immense and “we have lost a great soul,” he added.
Mac Jordan is known greatly for the popular “Idikoko” TV series. He was also known for numerous TV Theatre productions and Ghanaian films
The legendary actor is also known for his tiff with actress Grace Nortey in almost all the movies the two starred in.
