Actor
Douta Seck
August 4, 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.
Often works with
Aimé Césaire
2 titles together
Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre, Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
- F
Farba Sarr
2 titles together
Xala, Xala
- M
Mamadou Sarr
2 titles together
Xala, Xala
- B
Bachir Touré
2 titles together
Tamango, La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
- B
Bitty Moro
2 titles together
Pétanqui, La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
Full filmography · 12
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
cast
1987
Sugar Cane Alley
as Medouze
19836.8
Amok
as Reverend Sikau Norje
1983
Pétanqui
cast
1983
Under House Arrest
cast
1981
Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre
as Roi Christophe
1976
Xala
as Gorgui
19756.9
Black Sun
as Parlamentary Representative
1971
The Comedians
as Joseph
19676.1
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
as Le Roi Christophe
1965
Tamango
as Slave Warrior
1958
The Adventures of Gil Blas
cast
1956