Sotigui Kouyaté
- Acting
- July 19, 1936 · Bamako, Mali
- April 17, 2010
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 · Ousmane
- Faro: Goddess of the Waters · Village Chief
- The Ring Finger · Le cireur de chaussures
- Genesis · Narrator
- The Truth About Charlie · Dealer Prophéte
- Dirty Pretty Things · Shinti
- Brook by Brook · Self
- Sia, the Myth of the Python · Wakhané
- Little Senegal · Alloune
- Genesis · Jacob
- A Civilized People · Ousmane
- Vivement dimanche · Self
- Keita! The Voice of the Griot · Djeliba Kouyaté, Music
- La Plante Humaine · Self
- Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot · Sotegui Kouyaté
- Bad Kid · Tewfik
- On the Edge · Gas station attendant
- Le Dur Métier de policier · Alan
- Names Live Nowhere
- Wendemi
- Lost in Transit · Knak
- Highlander: The Series · Hijad
- Golem, the Spirit of Exile · Boaz
- IP5: The Island of Pachyderms · Emile
- The Sheltering Sky · Abdelkader
- The African Woman · Schwarzer im Bistro
- The Mahabharata · Bhisma / Parashurama
- The Mahabharata · Bhishma
- Mamy Wata
- Boulevards d'Afrique · Prospective Bridegroom
- How Good the Whites Are · Le chef de tribu
- Descent Into Hell
- Black Mic Mac · Le Marabout
- La Princesse Yennega
- Days of Torment
- Paweogo
- The Courage of Others
- Toula, or the Genie of the Water · The King, Music
- Women Cars Villas Money
- Les Cinq Dernières Minutes · Djoulai