Sotigui Kouyaté

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-07-19

Deathday 2010-04-17 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Bamako, Mali

Also Known As Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté Sotigui

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

Actor

2009
London River

as Ousmane

2007
2005
The Ring Finger

as Le cireur de chaussures

2004
Genesis

as Narrator

2002
The Truth About Charlie

as Dealer Prophéte

2002
2001
Little Senegal

as Alloune

1999
Genesis

as Jacob

1998
1996
Keita! The Voice of the Griot

as Djeliba Kouyaté

1996
1995
Bad Kid

as Tewfik

1995
On the Edge

as Gas station attendant

1993
1990
The Sheltering Sky

as Abdelkader

1990
The Mahabharata

as Bhishma, Parashurama

1989
Boulevards d'Afrique

as Prospective Bridegroom

1988
How Good the Whites Are

as Le chef de tribu

Sound

1996
Keita! The Voice of the Griot

as Original Music Composer

1973
Toula, or the Genie of the Water

as Original Music Composer