Zakes Mokae
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa — Aug 05 1934• Died Sep 11 2009
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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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Zakes Mokae's Credits
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Law & Order
Edgar Barkley
The X-Files
Diabria
The West Wing
President Nimbala
Monk
Tonday
Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna
Oz
Kipekemie Jara
Starsky & Hutch
Lord Harry
Theatre 625
Shale
A Different World
Marcus Mpepo
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
Story Parade
Nathaniel
Dream On
U.N. Dignitary
Waterworld
Priam
Roots: The Next Generations
African Minister
Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Cry Freedom
Father Kani
Roar
Committee
The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Dad
Dr. Chad
Darling
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud
Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya
Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
The Island
Wescott
Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko
Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim
Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
The Comedians
Michel
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding
Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
The River Niger
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer
Dilemma
Steven Sitole
Separation
Uncredited
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
Jemima + Johnny
Blind Man
Dark Africa
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee