Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 4, 1919
Died
November 5, 1991 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Douta Seck
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 (1983). Widely regarded as a pioneer of Senegalese theatre and cinema, Seck remains an influential cultural figure in his country.
Spectacle Guédieu Mbamoulane à Douta séck DAKAR Interview avec les Artistes comédien
VideoKnown For
Film
Pétanqui
1983
Film
Xala
Gorgui
1975
Film
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Film
Black Sun
Parlamentary Representative
1971
Film
Sugar Cane Alley
Medouze
1983
Film
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
Le Roi Christophe
1965
Film
The Comedians
Joseph
1967
Film
Under House Arrest
1981
Film
Tamango
Slave Warrior
1958
Film
Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre
Roi Christophe
1976
Film
Amok
Reverend Sikau Norje
1983
Film
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
Film
Checkerboard
Vance
1959
Filmography
1987FilmAimé Césaire: The Mask of Words1983FilmSugar Cane Alleyas Medouze1983FilmAmokas Reverend Sikau Norje1983FilmPétanqui1981FilmUnder House Arrest1976FilmAimé Césaire, Un homme une terreas Roi Christophe1975FilmXalaas Gorgui1971FilmBlack Sunas Parlamentary Representative1967FilmThe Comediansas Joseph1965FilmLa Tragédie du Roi Christopheas Le Roi Christophe1959FilmCheckerboardas Vance1958FilmTamangoas Slave Warrior1956FilmThe Adventures of Gil Blas