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Douta Seck
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…
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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.
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- 1987
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1983
Sugar Cane Alley
Movie Medouze
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1983
Amok
Movie Reverend Sikau Norje
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1983
Pétanqui
Movie
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1981
Under House Arrest
Movie President
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1976
Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre
Movie Roi Christophe
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1975
Xala
Movie Gorgui
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1971
Black Sun
Movie Parlamentary Representative
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1967
The Comedians
Movie Joseph
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1965
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
Movie Le Roi Christophe
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1959
Checkerboard
Movie Vance
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1958
Tamango
Movie Slave Warrior
- 1956
