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Actor
Douta Seck
- Born August 4, 1919 in Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Died November 5, 1991
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).
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Widely regarded as a pioneer of Senegalese theatre and cinema, Seck remains an influential cultural figure in his country.
Known for
The Comedians1967
Xala1975
Sugar Cane Alley1983
Tamango1958
Checkerboard1959
Pétanqui1983
Under House Arrest1981
The Adventures of Gil Blas1956
Filmography
- 1987Aimé Césaire: The Mask of WordsFilm
- 1983Sugar Cane AlleyFilmMedouze
- 1983PétanquiFilm
- 1983AmokFilmReverend Sikau Norje
- 1981Under House ArrestFilmPresident
- 1976Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terreFilmRoi Christophe
- 1975XalaFilmGorgui
- 1971Black SunFilmParlamentary Representative
- 1967The ComediansFilmJoseph
- 1965La Tragédie du Roi ChristopheFilmLe Roi Christophe
- 1959CheckerboardFilmVance
- 1958TamangoFilmSlave Warrior
- 1956The Adventures of Gil BlasFilm