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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bamako, Mali, 1936-07-19

Died: 2010-04-17

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Women Cars Villas Money		54
2	1973	Toula, or the Genie of the Water		0
3	1982	The Courage of Others		0
4	1982	Paweogo		50
5	1985	Days of Torment		50
6	1986	La Princesse Yennega		0
7	1986	Descent Into Hell		48
8	1988	How Good the Whites Are	Le chef de tribu	60
9	1989	Boulevards d'Afrique	Prospective Bridegroom	0
10	1990	Mamy Wata		0
11	1990	The Mahabharata	Bhishma, Parashurama	69
12	1990	The Mahabharata	Parashurama / Bhishma	69
13	1990	The Sheltering Sky	Abdelkader	65
14	1992	IP5: The Island of Pachyderms	Emile	61
15	1992	Golem, the Spirit of Exile	Boaz	47
16	1993	Lost in Transit	Knak	64
17	1993	Wendemi		90
18	1994	Names Live Nowhere		28
19	1995	Le Dur Métier de policier	Alan	0
20	1995	On the Edge	Gas station attendant	10
21	1995	Bad Kid	Tewfik	0
22	1996	Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot	Sotegui Kouyaté	0
23	1996	La Plante Humaine		70
24	1996	Keita! The Voice of the Griot	Djeliba Kouyaté	59
25	1999	A Civilized People	Ousmane	60
26	1999	Genesis	Jacob	56
27	2001	Little Senegal	Alloune	61
28	2001	Sia, the Myth of the Python	Wakhané	58
29	2002	Dirty Pretty Things	Shinti	69
30	2002	The Truth About Charlie	Dealer Prophéte	48
31	2004	Genesis	Narrator	62
32	2005	The Ring Finger	Le cireur de chaussures	54
33	2007	Faro: Goddess of the Waters	Village Chief	60
34	2009	London River	Ousmane	67

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Les Cinq Dernières Minutes	Djoulai	0
2	1992	Highlander: The Series	Hijad	74
3	1998	Vivement dimanche	Self	30