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Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
Born: July 19, 1936
Bamako, 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.
Known For
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
London River
as Ousmane
Descent Into Hell
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, Parashurama
The Mahabharata
as Parashurama / Bhishma
Genesis
as Narrator
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
