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Sotigui Kouyaté
ActingBORN: 1936-07-19Bamako, Mali
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.
Top Filmography
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 // MOVIE
7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992 // TV
6.5
The Sheltering Sky
1990 // MOVIE
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
2002 // MOVIE
6.7
London River
2009 // MOVIE
4.7
Descent Into Hell
1986 // MOVIE
5.3
The Ring Finger
2005 // MOVIE
6.2
Genesis
2004 // MOVIE
6.2
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992 // MOVIE
5.6
Black Mic Mac
1986 // MOVIE
6.9
The Mahabharata
1990 // MOVIE
6.1
Little Senegal
2001 // MOVIE
6.1
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996 // MOVIE
4.7
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992 // MOVIE
3.0
Vivement dimanche
1998 // TV