Sotigui Kouyaté
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.
Known For
Highlander: The Series
Vivement dimanche
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
The Mahabharata
The Truth About Charlie
Dirty Pretty Things
The Sheltering Sky
Descent Into Hell
All Movies (35)
- London River2009 · as Ousmane
- Faro: Goddess of the Waters2007 · as Village Chief
- The Ring Finger2005 · as Le cireur de chaussures
- Genesis2004 · as Narrator
- The Truth About Charlie2002 · as Dealer Prophéte
- Dirty Pretty Things2002 · as Shinti
- Sia, the Myth of the Python2001 · as Wakhané
- Little Senegal2001 · as Alloune
- Genesis1999 · as Jacob
- A Civilized People1999 · as Ousmane
- Keita! The Voice of the Griot1996 · as Djeliba Kouyaté
- La Plante Humaine1996 · as Self
- Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot1996 · as Sotegui Kouyaté
- Bad Kid1995 · as Tewfik
- On the Edge1995 · as Gas station attendant
- Le Dur Métier de policier1995 · as Alan
- Names Live Nowhere1994
- Wendemi1993
- Lost in Transit1993 · as Knak
- Golem, the Spirit of Exile1992 · as Boaz
- IP5: The Island of Pachyderms1992 · as Emile
- The Sheltering Sky1990 · as Abdelkader
- The African Woman1990 · as Schwarzer im Bistro
- The Mahabharata1990 · as Bhishma
- Mamy Wata1990
- Boulevards d'Afrique1989 · as Prospective Bridegroom
- How Good the Whites Are1988 · as Le chef de tribu
- Descent Into Hell1986
- Black Mic Mac1986 · as Le Marabout
- La Princesse Yennega1986
- Days of Torment1985
- Paweogo1982
- The Courage of Others1982
- Toula, or the Genie of the Water1973
- Women Cars Villas Money1972
All TV Shows (4)
- Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
- Highlander: The Series1992 · as Hijad
- The Mahabharata1990 · as Bhisma / Parashurama
- Les Cinq Dernières Minutes1958 · as Djoulai