Sotigui Kouyaté

Personal Info

Birthday

July 19, 1936

Day of Death

2010-04-17

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Bamako, Mali

Also Known As

Sotigui Kouyate

Sotiguy Kouyate

Sottigui Kouyaté

Kouyaté Sotigui

Sotigui 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.

Known For

Highlander: The Series

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

Dirty Pretty Things

The Truth About Charlie

The Sheltering Sky

How Good the Whites Are

The Ring Finger

IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

Filmography

2009
London River
as Ousmane
2007
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village Chief
2005
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
2004
Genesis
as Narrator
2002
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
2001
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
Little Senegal
as Alloune
1999
A Civilized People
as Ousmane
1996
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
La Plante Humaine
as Self
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui Kouyaté
1995
Bad Kid
as Tewfik
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
Le Dur Métier de policier
as Alan
1993
Lost in Transit
as Knak
1992
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
1990
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, Parashurama
1989
Boulevards d'Afrique
as Prospective Bridegroom
1988
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu