Sotigui Kouyaté
Known for Acting
Born July 19, 1936
Died April 17, 2010
Place of Birth 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
The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Dealer Prophéte
The Sheltering Sky
1990
as Abdelkader
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
as Shinti
London River
2009
as Ousmane
Descent Into Hell
1986
The Ring Finger
2005
as Le cireur de chaussures
The Mahabharata
1990
as Bhishma
Lost in Transit
1993
as Knak
The African Woman
1990
as Schwarzer im Bistro
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992
as Emile
How Good the Whites Are
1988
as Le chef de tribu
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992
as Boaz
Black Mic Mac
1986
as Le Marabout
Genesis
1999
as Jacob
Names Live Nowhere
1994
Genesis
2004
as Narrator
Bad Kid
1995
as Tewfik
Wendemi
1993
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001
as Wakhané
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
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