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