Douta Seck

Acting

Народився 4 серпня 1919, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Douta Seck (1919–1991) was a Senegalese stage and film actor, theatre director, singer, and trained architect. After studying architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he turned to the performing arts, becoming one of the leading figures of modern Senegalese theatre. He created the title role in Aimé Césaire's The Tragedy of King Christophe and appeared in numerous international and African productions, including Tamango (1958), The Comedians (1967), Xala (1975), and Sugar Cane Alley (1983). Widely regarded as a pioneer of Senegalese theatre and cinema, Seck remains an influential cultural figure in his country.

Фільмографія

• 1987Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
• 1983Amok — Reverend Sikau Norje
• 1983Pétanqui
• 1983Sugar Cane Alley — Medouze
• 1981Under House Arrest — President
• 1976Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre — Roi Christophe
• 1975Xala — Gorgui
• 1971Black Sun — Parlamentary Representative
• 1967The Comedians — Joseph
• 1965La Tragédie du Roi Christophe — Le Roi Christophe
• 1959Checkerboard — Vance
• 1958Tamango — Slave Warrior
• 1956The Adventures of Gil Blas