Sotigui Kouyaté
1936-07-19 (1936)Bamako, MaliActing
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
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV • 1958
Dirty Pretty Things
MOVIE • 2002
The Mahabharata
TV • 1990
The Truth About Charlie
MOVIE • 2002
London River
MOVIE • 2009
Genesis
MOVIE • 2004
The Sheltering Sky
MOVIE • 1990
Descent Into Hell
MOVIE • 1986
The Ring Finger
MOVIE • 2005
Black Mic Mac
MOVIE • 1986
Lost in Transit
MOVIE • 1993
The Mahabharata
MOVIE • 1990
Names Live Nowhere
MOVIE • 1994
On the Edge
MOVIE • 1995
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
MOVIE • 1992
Genesis
MOVIE • 1999