Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
19 luglio 1936
Died
17 aprile 2010
Place of birth
Bamako, Mali
Also known as
Sotigui Kouyate · Sotiguy Kouyate · Sottigui Kouyaté · Kouyaté Sotigui
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.
Conosciuto per
4.9
Film
Descent Into Hell
1986
6.5
Film
The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader
1990
4.0
Film
On the Edge
Gas station attendant
1995
4.9
Film
The Truth About Charlie
Dealer Prophéte
2002
6.3
Film
Genesis
Jacob
1999
6.6
Film
How Good the Whites Are
Le chef de tribu
1988
6.2
Film
Genesis
Narrator
2004
6.9
Film
Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
2002
10.0
Film
The African Woman
Schwarzer im Bistro
1990
6.0
Series
The Mahabharata
Bhisma / Parashurama
1990
Acting credits 10 titles
Genesis
as Narrator
6.2
2004
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
6.9
2002
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
4.9
2002
Genesis
as Jacob
6.3
1999
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
4.0
1995
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
6.5
1990
The Mahabharata
as Bhisma / Parashurama
6.0
1990
The African Woman
as Schwarzer im Bistro
10.0
1990
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
6.6
1988
Descent Into Hell
4.9
1986