Sotigui Kouyaté
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Highlander: The Series
Hijad
1992
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Djoulai
1958
Film
Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
2002
Film
The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader
1990
Film
Genesis
Jacob
1999
Film
On the Edge
Gas station attendant
1995
Film
Descent Into Hell
1986
Film
The Truth About Charlie
Dealer Prophéte
2002
Film
Genesis
Narrator
2004
Film
How Good the Whites Are
Le chef de tribu
1988
Film
London River
Ousmane
2009
Film
Mamy Wata
1990
Film
Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout
1986
Film
The Mahabharata
Bhishma
1990
Series
The Mahabharata
Bhisma / Parashurama
1990
Film
The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures
2005
Film
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Djeliba Kouyaté
1996
Film
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
The King
1973
Film
Names Live Nowhere
1994
Film
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Emile
1992
Film
The African Woman
Schwarzer im Bistro
1990
Film
Little Senegal
Alloune
2001
Film
Lost in Transit
Knak
1993
Film
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
Film
Paweogo
1982
Film
Brook by Brook
Self
2002
Film
Wendemi
1993
Film
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Boaz
1992
Film
La Plante Humaine
Self
1996
Film
Le Dur Métier de policier
Alan
1995
Film
Bad Kid
Tewfik
1995
Film
La Princesse Yennega
1986
Film
A Civilized People
Ousmane
1999
Film
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Wakhané
2001
Boulevards d'Afrique
Prospective Bridegroom
1989
Film
Days of Torment
1985
Film
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Village Chief
2007
Film
The Courage of Others
1982
Film
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Sotegui Kouyaté
1996