Sotigui Kouyaté
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.
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Acting
Movie
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
2002
TV
Highlander: The Series
as Hijad
1992
Movie
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
1990
Movie
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
2002
Movie
London River
as Ousmane
2009
Movie
Descent Into Hell
1986
Movie
Genesis
as Narrator
2004
Movie
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
2005
Movie
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
1992
Movie
Black Mic Mac
as Le Marabout
1986
Movie
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma
1990
Movie
Little Senegal
as Alloune
2001
Movie
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
1996
Movie
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
1992
TV
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Movie
Lost in Transit
as Knak
1993
Movie
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
1988
Movie
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
2001
Movie
Genesis
as Jacob
1999
Movie
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
Movie
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
1995
Movie
Names Live Nowhere
1994
Movie
Paweogo
1982
Movie
A Civilized People
as Ousmane
1999
