Sotigui Kouyaté
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1936
- Died
- April 17, 2010 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Bamako, Mali
Biography
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
Known For
Filmography
London River
Movie · as Ousmane
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Movie · as Village Chief
The Ring Finger
Movie · as Le cireur de chaussures
Genesis
Movie · as Narrator
Dirty Pretty Things
Movie · as Shinti
The Truth About Charlie
Movie · as Dealer Prophéte
Brook by Brook
Movie · as Self
Little Senegal
Movie · as Alloune
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Movie · as Wakhané
Genesis
Movie · as Jacob
A Civilized People
Movie · as Ousmane
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Movie · as Djeliba Kouyaté
La Plante Humaine
Movie · as Self
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Movie · as Sotegui Kouyaté
Le Dur Métier de policier
Movie · as Alan
On the Edge
Movie · as Gas station attendant
Bad Kid
Movie · as Tewfik
Names Live Nowhere
Movie
Lost in Transit
Movie · as Knak
Wendemi
Movie
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Movie · as Emile
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Movie · as Boaz
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Hijad · 1 ep
The Sheltering Sky
Movie · as Abdelkader
The Mahabharata
Movie · as Bhishma
Mamy Wata
Movie
The African Woman
Movie · as Schwarzer im Bistro
The Mahabharata
TV · as Bhisma / Parashurama · 3 eps
Boulevards d'Afrique
Movie · as Prospective Bridegroom
How Good the Whites Are
Movie · as Le chef de tribu
La Princesse Yennega
Movie
Descent Into Hell
Movie
Black Mic Mac
Movie · as Le Marabout
Days of Torment
Movie
The Courage of Others
Movie
Paweogo
Movie
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Movie · as The King
Women Cars Villas Money
Movie
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV · as Djoulai · 1 ep