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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 19, 1936
Died
April 17, 2010
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Also Known As
- Sotigui Kouyate
- Sotiguy Kouyate
- Sottigui Kouyaté
- Kouyaté Sotigui
Sotigui Kouyaté
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Ousmane
London River
2009
6.0
Village Chief
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2007
5.4
Le cireur de chaussures
The Ring Finger
2005
6.2
Narrator
Genesis
2004
4.8
Dealer Prophéte
The Truth About Charlie
2002
6.9
Shinti
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
5.8
Wakhané
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001
6.1
Alloune
Little Senegal
2001
5.6
Jacob
Genesis
1999
6.0
Ousmane
A Civilized People
1999
Credits
London River
as Ousmane
2009
6.7
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief
2007
6.0
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
2005
5.4
Genesis
as Narrator
2004
6.2
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
2002
4.8
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
2002
6.9
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
2001
5.8
Little Senegal
as Alloune
2001
6.1
Genesis
as Jacob
1999
5.6
A Civilized People
as Ousmane
1999
6.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
3.0
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
1996
5.9
La Plante Humaine
1996
7.0
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté
1996
0.0
Bad Kid
as Tewfik
1995
0.0
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
1995
1.0
🎬
Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan
1995
0.0
Names Live Nowhere
1994
2.8
Wendemi
1993
9.0
Lost in Transit
as Knak
1993
6.4
Highlander: The Series
as Hijad
1992
7.4
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
1992
4.7
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
1992
6.2
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
1990
6.5
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, Parashurama
1990
6.9
The Mahabharata
as Parashurama / Bhishma
1990
6.9
Mamy Wata
1990
0.0
🎬
Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom
1989
0.0
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
1988
6.0
Descent Into Hell
1986
4.9
La Princesse Yennega
1986
0.0
Days of Torment
1985
5.0
Paweogo
1982
5.0
The Courage of Others
1982
0.0
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
0.0
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
5.4
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
as Djoulai
1958
0.0