Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 19, 1936
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 - Movies
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
Descent Into Hell
London River
as Ousmane
Genesis
as Narrator
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma
Black Mic Mac
as Le Marabout
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
