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









