Cast
Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
Cast
Sotigui Kouyaté
Known for
Acting
Born
1936-07-19
From
Bamako, Mali
Died
2010-04-17
Also known as Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté
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.
★6.6
MOVIE1988
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
★6.3
MOVIE1999
Genesis
as Jacob
★6.9
MOVIE2002
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
★4.9
MOVIE2002
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
★6.5
MOVIE1990
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Mamy Wata
★10.0
MOVIE1990
The African Woman
as Schwarzer im Bistro
★4.9
MOVIE1986
Descent Into Hell
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Wendemi
★4.0
MOVIE1995
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
★6.7
MOVIE2009
London River
as Ousmane
★5.7
MOVIE1986
Black Mic Mac
as Le Marabout
★5.4
MOVIE2005
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
★6.6
MOVIE1996
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
★6.2
MOVIE2004
Genesis
as Narrator
MOVIE1995
Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan
★6.3
MOVIE1992
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
★7.1
MOVIE1990
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma
★5.0
MOVIE1992
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
★7.0
MOVIE1989
Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom
★6.3
MOVIE2001
Little Senegal
as Alloune
★6.7
MOVIE1993
Lost in Transit
as Knak
★6.3
MOVIE1982
Paweogo
★4.4
MOVIE1994
Names Live Nowhere
★9.0
MOVIE1973
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
★5.6
MOVIE1972
Women Cars Villas Money
★7.5
MOVIE1985
Days of Torment
★8.0
MOVIE1995
Bad Kid
as Tewfik
★5.9
MOVIE2001
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
★8.0
MOVIE1982
The Courage of Others
MOVIE1986
La Princesse Yennega
★7.0
MOVIE1999
A Civilized People
as Ousmane
★8.5
MOVIE1996
La Plante Humaine
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2007
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief
MOVIE1996
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté