Zakes Mokae

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1934-08-05

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

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Acting History

2002
Monk as Tonday
1999
The West Wing as President Nimbala
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe as Sulukim
1997
Oz as Kipekemie Jara
1995
Vampire in Brooklyn as Dr. Zeko
1995
Waterworld as Priam
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
1995
Outbreak as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1994
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story as Harding
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid as Self
1993
Slaughter of the Innocents as Library Janitor
1993
The X-Files as Diabria
1993
Percy & Thunder as Pee Wee
1992
Dust Devil as Ben Mukurob
1991
Body Parts as Detective Sawchuck
1991
The Doctor as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
A Rage in Harlem as Big Kathy
1990
Law & Order as Edgar Barkley
1990
Parker Kane as Kid Lightning
1990
Dream On as U.N. Dignitary
1989
Dad as Dr. Chad
1989
Gross Anatomy as Dr. Banumbra
1989
A Dry White Season as Stanley Makhaya
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dargent Peytraud
1987
Cry Freedom as Father Kani
1987
A Different World as Marcus Mpepo
1985
'Master Harold'... and the Boys as Sam
1983
A Caribbean Mystery as Cap. Daventry
1982
Knight Rider as Tsombe Kuna
1981
Roar as Committee
1980
The Island as Wescott
1979
Roots: The Next Generations as African Minister
1978
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story as Pee Wee Spencer
1976
The River Niger
1975
Starsky & Hutch as Lord Harry
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Mugger (uncredited)
1970
Fragment of Fear as (uncredited)
1968
Separation as Uncredited
1967
The Comedians as Michel
1966
Jemima + Johnny as Blind Man
1965
Darling as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1964
Theatre 625 as Shale
1964
Story Parade as Nathaniel
1962
Dilemma as Steven Sitole
1957
Dark Africa as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee