Sotigui Kouyaté
Known for ActingBorn 1936-07-19 — died 2010-04-17Bamako, Mali
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
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · as Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · as Abdelkader
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · as Dealer Prophéte
Genesis
2004 · as Narrator
London River
2009 · as Ousmane
On the Edge
1995 · as Gas station attendant
Descent Into Hell
1986
How Good the Whites Are
1988 · as Le chef de tribu
Genesis
1999 · as Jacob
Black Mic Mac
1986 · as Le Marabout
The Mahabharata
1990 · as Bhishma
The Ring Finger
2005 · as Le cireur de chaussures
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992 · as Emile
Mamy Wata
1990
Lost in Transit
1993 · as Knak
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996 · as Djeliba Kouyaté
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001 · as Wakhané
Little Senegal
2001 · as Alloune