Zakes Mokae
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1934
- Died
- September 11, 2009 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
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
Monk
TV · as Tonday · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as President Nimbala · 1 ep
Krippendorf's Tribe
Movie · as Sulukim
Oz
TV · as Kipekemie Jara · 2 eps
Outbreak
Movie · as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Vampire in Brooklyn
Movie · as Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
Movie · as Priam
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Mr. Bakoosa (voice) · 1 ep
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Movie · as Self
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Movie · as Harding
Percy & Thunder
Movie · as Pee Wee
Slaughter of the Innocents
Movie · as Library Janitor
The X-Files
TV · as Diabria · 1 ep
Dust Devil
Movie · as Ben Mukurob
The Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Body Parts
Movie · as Detective Sawchuck
A Rage in Harlem
Movie · as Big Kathy
Parker Kane
Movie · as Kid Lightning
Law & Order
TV · as Edgar Barkley · 1 ep
Dream On
TV · as U.N. Dignitary · 2 eps
Dad
Movie · as Dr. Chad
A Dry White Season
Movie · as Stanley Makhaya
Gross Anatomy
Movie · as Dr. Banumbra
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Movie · as Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom
Movie · as Father Kani
A Different World
TV · as Marcus Mpepo · 1 ep
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Movie · as Sam
A Caribbean Mystery
Movie · as Cap. Daventry
Knight Rider
TV · as Tsombe Kuna · 1 ep
Roar
Movie · as Committee
The Island
Movie · as Wescott
Roots: The Next Generations
TV · as African Minister · 1 ep
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Movie · as Pee Wee Spencer
The River Niger
Movie
Starsky & Hutch
TV · as Lord Harry · 2 eps
Fragment of Fear
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Movie · as Mugger (uncredited)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as John Smith · 1 ep
Plays of Today
TV · as Nguru · 1 ep
Separation
Movie · as Uncredited
The Comedians
Movie · as Michel
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Gavin Lesotho · 1 ep
Jemima + Johnny
Movie · as Blind Man
Darling
Movie · as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Colonel Okpara · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Joshua Macey · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Nathaniel · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Shale · 1 ep
Dilemma
Movie · as Steven Sitole
Dark Africa
Movie · as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep