Douta Seck
Acting
August 4, 1919
Died November 5, 1991 (72 years old)
Saint-Louis, Senegal
13
Acting Credits
Biography
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 (1...
Known For
Filmography
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Sugar Cane Alley
1983
as Medouze
6.8
Pétanqui
1983
10
Amok
1983
as Reverend Sikau Norje
8
Under House Arrest
1981
as President
9
Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre
1976
as Roi Christophe
10
Xala
1975
as Gorgui
6.9
Black Sun
1971
as Parlamentary Representative
The Comedians
1967
as Joseph
6.1
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
1965
as Le Roi Christophe
10
Checkerboard
1959
as Vance
7
Tamango
1958
as Slave Warrior
7
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
9