Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 5, 1934
Place of Birth:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Zakes Mokae
Biography
Zakes Makgona Mokae (August 5, 1934 – September 11, 2009) was a South African stage and screen actor. For his role in playwright Athol Fugard's "Master Harold"...and the Boys, Mokae won the 1982 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. His major films include Cry Freedom (1987), A Dry White Season (1989), The Island (1980), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Outbreak (1995), and Waterworld (1995). He also had memorable guest appearances on many television series such as The X-Files, The West Wing, and Monk.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Sulukim |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Dr. Benjamin Iwabi |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Dr. Zeko |
| 1995 | Waterworld | Priam |
| 1994 | In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid | Self |
| 1994 | Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | Harding |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Pee Wee |
| 1993 | Slaughter of the Innocents | Library Janitor |
| 1992 | Dust Devil | Ben Mukurob |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Body Parts | Detective Sawchuck |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Big Kathy |
| 1990 | Parker Kane | Kid Lightning |
| 1989 | Dad | Dr. Chad |
| 1989 | A Dry White Season | Stanley Makhaya |
| 1989 | Gross Anatomy | Dr. Banumbra |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | Dargent Peytraud |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Father Kani |
| 1985 | 'Master Harold'... and the Boys | Sam |
| 1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Cap. Daventry |
| 1981 | Roar | Committee |
| 1980 | The Island | Wescott |
| 1978 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Pee Wee Spencer |
| 1976 | The River Niger | |
| 1970 | Fragment of Fear | (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Mugger (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Separation | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Michel |
| 1966 | Jemima + Johnny | Blind Man |
| 1965 | Darling | Black Man at French Party (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Dilemma | Steven Sitole |
| 1957 | Dark Africa | Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Monk | Tonday |
| 1999 | The West Wing | President Nimbala |
| 1997 | Oz | Kipekemie Jara |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Mr. Bakoosa (voice) |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Diabria |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Edgar Barkley |
| 1990 | Dream On | U.N. Dignitary |
| 1987 | A Different World | Marcus Mpepo |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Tsombe Kuna |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | African Minister |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Lord Harry |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Nathaniel |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Shale |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |