Deceased

How Did Sotigui Kouyaté Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

Also known asSotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté SotiguiGenderMaleNationalityBurkina FasoBorn19/07/1936Born inBamako, MaliDied17/04/2010 (aged 73)Died in15th arrondissement of ParisCauselung diseaseWikidataQ934662 ↗TMDb#125970 ↗

Sotigui Kouyaté was one of the first Malian Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of the storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of the actor Mabô Kouyaté and was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group.

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Filmography22 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	London RiverMovie	Ousmane	73
2004	GenesisMovie	Narrator	68
2002	Brook by BrookMovie	Self	66
2001	Sia, the Myth of the PythonMovie	Wakhané	65
2001	Little SenegalMovie	Alloune	65
1999	GenesisMovie	Jacob	63
1999	A Civilized PeopleMovie	Ousmane	63
1998	Vivement dimancheSeries	Self	62
1996	Keita! The Voice of the GriotMovie	Djeliba Kouyaté	60
1995	On the EdgeMovie	Gas station attendant	59
1995	Bad KidMovie	Tewfik	59
1994	Names Live NowhereMovie	—	58
1993	WendemiMovie	—	57
1992	Highlander: The SeriesSeries	Hijad	56
1990	The African WomanMovie	Schwarzer im Bistro	54
1990	Mamy WataMovie	—	54
1990	The MahabharataSeries	Bhisma / Parashurama	54
1990	The MahabharataMovie	Bhishma	54
1986	Black Mic MacMovie	Le Marabout	50
1982	PaweogoMovie	—	46
1972	Women Cars Villas MoneyMovie	—	36
1958	Les Cinq Dernières MinutesSeries	Djoulai	22