Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting • Born 1936-07-19 – Died 2010-04-17
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 credits
Le Dur Métier de policier
Movie • 1995
Alan
The Courage of Others
Movie • 1982
Dirty Pretty Things
Movie • 2002
Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
Movie • 1990
Abdelkader
Genesis
Movie • 2004
Narrator
The Ring Finger
Movie • 2005
Le cireur de chaussures
London River
Movie • 2009
Ousmane
Genesis
Movie • 1999
Jacob
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Movie • 1992
Emile
The Mahabharata
Movie • 1990
Bhishma
La Princesse Yennega
Movie • 1986
Lost in Transit
Movie • 1993
Knak
Paweogo
Movie • 1982
Women Cars Villas Money
Movie • 1972
How Good the Whites Are
Movie • 1988
Le chef de tribu
Mamy Wata
Movie • 1990
Wendemi
Movie • 1993
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Movie • 1992
Boaz
Days of Torment
Movie • 1985
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Movie • 1973
Little Senegal
Movie • 2001
Alloune
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Movie • 1996
Djeliba Kouyaté
Descent Into Hell
Movie • 1986
On the Edge
Movie • 1995
Gas station attendant
Bad Kid
Movie • 1995
Tewfik
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Movie • 2001
Wakhané
La Plante Humaine
Movie • 1996
Self
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Movie • 2007
Village Chief
The Truth About Charlie
Movie • 2002
Dealer Prophéte
Boulevards d'Afrique
Movie • 1989
Prospective Bridegroom
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Movie • 1996
Sotegui Kouyaté
Names Live Nowhere
Movie • 1994
A Civilized People
Movie • 1999
Ousmane
The African Woman
Movie • 1990
Schwarzer im Bistro
Black Mic Mac
Movie • 1986
Le Marabout
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Hijad
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV • 1958
Djoulai
The Mahabharata
TV • 1990
Bhisma / Parashurama