Sotigui Kouyaté
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.
39 acting credits
Acting · 39
Highlander: The Series
1992
Vivement dimanche
1998
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
The Mahabharata
1990
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Descent Into Hell
1986
The Sheltering Sky
1990
The Ring Finger
2005
London River
2009
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001
The Mahabharata
1990
The African Woman
1990
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992
Genesis
2004
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992
How Good the Whites Are
1988
Black Mic Mac
1986
On the Edge
1995
Boulevards d'Afrique
1989
A Civilized People
1999
Genesis
1999
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
Lost in Transit
1993
Names Live Nowhere
1994
Mamy Wata
1990
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996
The Courage of Others
1982
Little Senegal
2001
Wendemi
1993
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2007
Paweogo
1982
Le Dur Métier de policier
1995
Bad Kid
1995
La Princesse Yennega
1986
La Plante Humaine
1996
Days of Torment
1985