Sotigui Kouyaté
Birthday
1936/07/19
Day of death
2010/04/17 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Also know 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.
Acting
(1995) Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan
(1982) The Courage of Others
as ---
(2002) Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
(1990) The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
(2004) Genesis
as Narrator
(2005) The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
(2009) London River
as Ousmane
(1999) Genesis
as Jacob
(1992) IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
(1990) The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, Parashurama
(1986) La Princesse Yennega
as ---
(1993) Lost in Transit
as Knak
(1982) Paweogo
as ---
(1972) Women Cars Villas Money
as ---
(1988) How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
(1990) Mamy Wata
as ---
(1993) Wendemi
as ---
(1992) Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
(1985) Days of Torment
as ---
(1973) Toula, or the Genie of the Water
as ---
(2001) Little Senegal
as Alloune
(1996) Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
(1986) Descent Into Hell
as ---
(1995) On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
(1995) Bad Kid
as Tewfik
(2001) Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
(1996) La Plante Humaine
as ---
(2007) Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief
(2002) The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
(1989) Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom
(1996) Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté
(1994) Names Live Nowhere
as ---
(1990) The Mahabharata
as Parashurama / Bhishma
(1992) Highlander: The Series
as Hijad
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self