Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting · 73 years old
Bamako, 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
Wendemi
Highlander: The Series
Hijad
La Plante Humaine
Self
Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
The Mahabharata
Bhishma
London River
Ousmane
The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader
Lost in Transit
Knak
Genesis
Narrator
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Emile
How Good the Whites Are
Le chef de tribu
Little Senegal
Alloune
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Djeliba Kouyaté
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Village Chief
A Civilized People
Ousmane
The Mahabharata
Bhisma / Parashurama
Genesis
Jacob
Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout
Women Cars Villas Money
The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures