Sotigui Kouyaté
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-07-19
Day of Death
2010-04-17 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Sotigui Kouyaté
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
Acting
(2009)
London River
as Ousmane
(2007)
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief
(2005)
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
(2004)
Genesis
as Narrator
(2002)
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
(2002)
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
(2001)
Little Senegal
as Alloune
(2001)
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
(1999)
Genesis
as Jacob
(1999)
A Civilized People
as Ousmane
(1996)
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
(1996)
(1996)
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté
(1995)
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
(1995)
Bad Kid
as Tewfik
(1995)
Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan
(1994)
(1993)
Lost in Transit
as Knak
(1993)
(1992)
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
(1992)
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
(1990)
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
(1990)
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, Parashurama
(1990)
The Mahabharata
as Parashurama / Bhishma
(1990)
(1989)
Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom
(1988)
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
(1982)
(1982)
(1973)
(1972)
Crew
(1996)
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Original Music Composer