Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
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.
Filmography 39
Movies (35)
London River2009Ousmane
Faro: Goddess of the Waters2007Village Chief
The Ring Finger2005Le cireur de chaussures
Genesis2004Narrator
The Truth About Charlie2002Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things2002Shinti
Sia, the Myth of the Python2001Wakhané
Little Senegal2001Alloune
Genesis1999Jacob
A Civilized People1999Ousmane
Keita! The Voice of the Griot1996Djeliba Kouyaté
La Plante Humaine1996Self
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot1996Sotegui Kouyaté
Bad Kid1995Tewfik
On the Edge1995Gas station attendant
Le Dur Métier de policier1995Alan
Names Live Nowhere1994
Wendemi1993
Lost in Transit1993Knak
Golem, the Spirit of Exile1992Boaz
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms1992Emile
The Sheltering Sky1990Abdelkader
The African Woman1990Schwarzer im Bistro
The Mahabharata1990Bhishma
Mamy Wata1990- Boulevards d'Afrique1989Prospective Bridegroom
How Good the Whites Are1988Le chef de tribu
Descent Into Hell1986
Black Mic Mac1986Le Marabout
La Princesse Yennega1986
Shows (4)
Vivement dimanche1998Self
Highlander: The Series1992Hijad
The Mahabharata1990Bhisma / Parashurama
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes1958Djoulai