
Sotigui Kouyaté
Born: 1936-07-19
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

The African Woman
1990

Mamy Wata
1990

Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973

La Plante Humaine
1996

Bad Kid
1995

Wendemi
1993

The Courage of Others
1982

Days of Torment
1985

Highlander: The Series
1992

The Mahabharata
1990

A Civilized People
1999

Dirty Pretty Things
2002

Lost in Transit
1993

London River
2009

How Good the Whites Are
1988

Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996

The Sheltering Sky
1990