
Sotigui Kouyaté
Actor
Born: July 19, 1936 (73 years old)
Died: April 17, 2010
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
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.
Filmography (18)
- Dirty Pretty Things (2002, ★ 6.9)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990, ★ 6.5)
- London River (2009, ★ 6.7)
- The Mahabharata (1990, ★ 6.9)
- Highlander: The Series (1992, ★ 7.4)
- Genesis (2004, ★ 6.2)
- The Ring Finger (2005, ★ 5.3)
- Genesis (1999, ★ 5.6)
- IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992, ★ 6.2)
- Lost in Transit (1993, ★ 6.3)
- How Good the Whites Are (1988, ★ 6.1)
- Little Senegal (2001, ★ 6.1)
- Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996, ★ 6.1)
- Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992, ★ 4.7)
- Descent Into Hell (1986, ★ 4.7)
- Sia, the Myth of the Python (2001, ★ 5.2)
- The Truth About Charlie (2002, ★ 4.8)
- Black Mic Mac (1986, ★ 5.6)