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Sotigui Kouyaté

Acting Born Jul 19, 1936 Bamako, Mali 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Highlander: The Series

as Hijad
Film

The Sheltering Sky

as Abdelkader

Revenge

as Ousmane

Full filmography

  • Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
  • Highlander: The Series (1992) as Hijad
  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958) as Djoulai
  • The Sheltering Sky (1990) as Abdelkader
  • Dirty Pretty Things (2002) as Shinti
  • Genesis (2004) as Narrator
  • The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Dealer Prophéte
  • The Mahabharata (1990) as Bhisma / Parashurama
  • London River (2009) as Ousmane
  • The Mahabharata (1990) as Bhishma
  • Descent Into Hell (1986)
  • The Ring Finger (2005) as Le cireur de chaussures
  • Paweogo (1982)
  • On the Edge (1995) as Gas station attendant
  • Lost in Transit (1993) as Knak
  • Black Mic Mac (1986) as Le Marabout
  • Genesis (1999) as Jacob
  • How Good the Whites Are (1988) as Le chef de tribu
  • IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) as Emile
  • Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992) as Boaz
  • Bad Kid (1995) as Tewfik
  • Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996) as Djeliba Kouyaté
  • Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007) as Village Chief
  • Le Dur Métier de policier (1995) as Alan