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
All Movies (32)
- Krippendorf's Tribe1998 · as Sulukim
- Vampire in Brooklyn1995 · as Dr. Zeko
- Waterworld1995 · as Priam
- Outbreak1995 · as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
- Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story1994 · as Harding
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid1994 · as Self
- Slaughter of the Innocents1993 · as Library Janitor
- Percy & Thunder1993 · as Pee Wee
- Dust Devil1992 · as Ben Mukurob
- Body Parts1991 · as Detective Sawchuck
- The Doctor1991 · as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
- A Rage in Harlem1991 · as Big Kathy
- Parker Kane1990 · as Kid Lightning
- Dad1989 · as Dr. Chad
- Gross Anatomy1989 · as Dr. Banumbra
- A Dry White Season1989 · as Stanley Makhaya
- The Serpent and the Rainbow1988 · as Dargent Peytraud
- Cry Freedom1987 · as Father Kani
- 'Master Harold'... and the Boys1985 · as Sam
- A Caribbean Mystery1983 · as Cap. Daventry
- Roar1981 · as Committee
- The Island1980 · as Wescott
- One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story1978 · as Pee Wee Spencer
- The River Niger1976
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer1970 · as Mugger (uncredited)
- Fragment of Fear1970 · as (uncredited)
- Separation1968 · as Uncredited
- The Comedians1967 · as Michel
- Jemima + Johnny1966 · as Blind Man
- Darling1965 · as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
- Dilemma1962 · as Steven Sitole
- Dark Africa1957 · as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
All TV Shows (18)
- Monk2002 · as Tonday
- The West Wing1999 · as President Nimbala
- Oz1997 · as Kipekemie Jara
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
- The X-Files1993 · as Diabria
- Law & Order1990 · as Edgar Barkley
- Dream On1990 · as U.N. Dignitary
- A Different World1987 · as Marcus Mpepo
- Knight Rider1982 · as Tsombe Kuna
- Roots: The Next Generations1979 · as African Minister
- Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Lord Harry
- Plays of Today1969 · as Nguru
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as John Smith
- ITV Playhouse1967 · as Gavin Lesotho
- Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Colonel Okpara
- Theatre 6251964 · as Shale
- Story Parade1964 · as Nathaniel
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee