
Actor
Sotigui Kouyaté
Born 1936 · Bamako, Mali
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.
Acting

Highlander: The Series
Hijad · 1992

Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti · 2002

The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader · 1990

London River
Ousmane · 2009

The Truth About Charlie
Dealer Prophéte · 2002

The African Woman
Schwarzer im Bistro · 1990

The Mahabharata
Bhishma · 1990

Genesis
Narrator · 2004

IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Emile · 1992

La Plante Humaine
Self · 1996

The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures · 2005

Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout · 1986

Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Djeliba Kouyaté · 1996

Bad Kid
Tewfik · 1995

Lost in Transit
Knak · 1993

How Good the Whites Are
Le chef de tribu · 1988

Little Senegal
Alloune · 2001

A Civilized People
Ousmane · 1999

Genesis
Jacob · 1999
Boulevards d'Afrique
Prospective Bridegroom · 1989

Sia, the Myth of the Python
Wakhané · 2001

Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Village Chief · 2007

Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Boaz · 1992

The Mahabharata
Bhisma / Parashurama · 1990