- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Bamako, Mali
- Died
- April 17, 2010
Sotigui Kouyaté
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
movieLondon River
2009 · Ousmane
movieFaro: Goddess of the Waters
2007 · Village Chief
movieThe Ring Finger
2005 · Le cireur de chaussures
movieGenesis
2004 · Narrator
movieThe Truth About Charlie
2002 · Dealer Prophéte
movieDirty Pretty Things
2002 · Shinti
movieSia, the Myth of the Python
2001 · Wakhané
movieLittle Senegal
2001 · Alloune
movieGenesis
1999 · Jacob
movieA Civilized People
1999 · Ousmane
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieKeita! The Voice of the Griot
1996 · Djeliba Kouyaté, Original Music Composer
movieLa Plante Humaine
1996 · Self
movieSotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996 · Sotegui Kouyaté
movieBad Kid
1995 · Tewfik
movieOn the Edge
1995 · Gas station attendant
movieLe Dur Métier de policier
1995 · Alan
movieNames Live Nowhere
1994
movieWendemi
1993
movieLost in Transit
1993 · Knak
tvHighlander: The Series
1992 · Hijad
movieGolem, the Spirit of Exile
1992 · Boaz
movieIP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992 · Emile
movieThe Sheltering Sky
1990 · Abdelkader
movieThe African Woman
1990 · Schwarzer im Bistro
tvThe Mahabharata
1990 · Bhisma / Parashurama
movieThe Mahabharata
1990 · Bhishma
movieMamy Wata
1990
Boulevards d'Afrique
1989 · Prospective Bridegroom
movieHow Good the Whites Are
1988 · Le chef de tribu
movieDescent Into Hell
1986
movieBlack Mic Mac
1986 · Le Marabout
movieLa Princesse Yennega
1986
movieDays of Torment
1985
moviePaweogo
1982
movieThe Courage of Others
1982
movieToula, or the Genie of the Water
1973 · , Original Music Composer
movieWomen Cars Villas Money
1972
tvLes Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958 · Djoulai