Sotigui Kouyaté

Actor

Born: July 19, 1936
Died: April 17, 2010 (age 73)
From: Bamako, Mali

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 (35)

London River (2009)
Ousmane
Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007)
Village Chief
The Ring Finger (2005)
Le cireur de chaussures
Genesis (2004)
Narrator
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Shinti
Sia, the Myth of the Python (2001)
Wakhané
Little Senegal (2001)
Alloune
Genesis (1999)
Jacob
A Civilized People (1999)
Ousmane
Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
Djeliba Kouyaté
La Plante Humaine (1996)
Self
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot (1996)
Sotegui Kouyaté
Bad Kid (1995)
Tewfik
On the Edge (1995)
Gas station attendant
Le Dur Métier de policier (1995)
Alan
Names Live Nowhere (1994)
Wendemi (1993)
Lost in Transit (1993)
Knak
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)
Boaz
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
Emile
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
Abdelkader
The African Woman (1990)
Schwarzer im Bistro
The Mahabharata (1990)
Bhishma
Mamy Wata (1990)
Boulevards d'Afrique
Boulevards d'Afrique (1989)
Prospective Bridegroom
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
Le chef de tribu
Descent Into Hell (1986)
Black Mic Mac (1986)
Le Marabout
La Princesse Yennega (1986)