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Sotigui Kouyaté (1936–2010)

Actor | Composer

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A film and stage actor, he also served as Artistic Director of the Volta Ballet and the Volta Theatre Company. See more trivia »

Born:

in Bamako, Mali

Died:

(age 73) in Paris, France
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2009 London River
Ousmane
 
2007 Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Dorfchef
 
2005 The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures
 
2005 Housewarming
Songoo
 
2003 Gate to Heaven
Togo
 
2002 Jim, la nuit (TV movie)
Le grand-père
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie
Dealer 'Prophète'
 
2002 Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
 
2001 Sia, the Dream of the Python
Wakhané
 
2001 Little Senegal
Alloune
 
2001 Chère Marianne (TV series)
Julius
– Cellule familiale (2001) … Julius
 
1999 A Civilized People
Ousmane
 
1999 Genesis
Jacob
 
1997 C.I.D. (TV series)
Anatole
– Cambriolage (1997) … Anatole (as Sotigui Kouyate)
– Racket (1997) … Anatole (as Sotigui Kouyate)
 
1997 Mira la magnifique (TV movie)
N'Golok
 
1997 Highlander (TV series)
Hijad
– Comes a Horseman (1997) … Hijad (as Sotigui Kouyate)
 
1997 Saraka bô
Cissé
 
1996 Rainbow pour Rimbaud
Le Marabout
 
1996 Keita! L'héritage du griot
Djeliba Kouyate
 
1996 Le juge est une femme (TV series)
Alassante
– L'enfant de l'absente (1996) … Alassante
 
1996 Le dur métier de policier (short)
Alan
 
1995 Le maître des éléphants
Kambou
 
1995 Bad Boy
Tewfik
 
1995 À cran
Le pompiste
 
1995 Après la pluie (short)
 
1994 Les noms n'habitent nulle part
 
1993 Rupture(s)
 
1993 Lost in Transit
Knak
 
1992 IP5: L'île aux pachydermes
Emile
 
1992 Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
Boaz
 
1990 The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader (as Sotigui Kouyate)
 
1990 Le Lyonnais (TV series)
N'Domba
– Taggers (1990) … N'Domba
 
1990 Cantara (TV mini-series)
Khotar
 
1990 Mamy Wata
 
1990 L'africana
Schwarzer im Bistro (as Sottigui Kouyaté)
 
1989 The Mahabharata (TV mini-series)
Bhisma
 
1989 Boulevards d'Afrique
Prospective Bridegroom
 
1988 Eden miseria
Samst
 
1988 Ya bon les blancs
Le chef de tribu
 
1987 Les cinq dernières minutes (TV series)
Djoulai
– Mécomptes d'auteurs (1987) … Djoulai (as Kouyaté Sotigui)
 
1987 Qui c'est ce garçon? (TV mini-series)
Le vieil Arabe
 
1986 Descente aux enfers (as Sotigui Kouyate)
 
1986 Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout
 
1986 Le médecin de Gafire
Mafé
 
1985 Jours de tourmentes
 
1982 The Courage of Others
 
1974 Toula ou Le génie des eaux
King
 
1972 FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent
 
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2004 Genesis (documentary)
Narrator/Le conteur
 
1997 Le sacré (documentary)
Lui-même
 
1996 La plante humaine
Himself
 
1995 Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Sotigui Kouyate | Sotiguy Kouyate | Sottigui Kouyaté | Kouyaté Sotigui
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Trivia:

A film and stage actor, he also served as Artistic Director of the Volta Ballet and the Volta Theatre Company. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer