Sotigui Kouyaté
ActingJuly 19, 1936— April 17, 2010 (age 73)
Bamako, Mali
Also Known As
Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté Sotigui
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.
Movies
(35 total)
Dirty Pretty Things
20026.9
as Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
19906.5
as Abdelkader
The Truth About Charlie
20024.8
as Dealer Prophéte
London River
20096.7
as Ousmane
The Ring Finger
20055.3
as Le cireur de chaussures
Genesis
20046.2
as Narrator
Black Mic Mac
19865.6
as Le Marabout
The Mahabharata
19906.9
as Bhishma
Little Senegal
20016.1
as Alloune
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
19966.1
as Djeliba Kouyaté
Lost in Transit
19936.3
as Knak
How Good the Whites Are
19886.1
as Le chef de tribu
Sia, the Myth of the Python
20015.2
as Wakhané
Genesis
19995.6
as Jacob
On the Edge
19952.7
as Gas station attendant
TV Shows
(4 total)
Highlander: The Series
19927.4
as Hijad
Vivement dimanche
19983.0
as Self
The Mahabharata
19906.0
as Bhisma / Parashurama
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Djoulai