Zakes Mokae
Acting
Born: 1934-08-05 in 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
Waterworld
Priam
The X-Files
Diabria
Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna
Monk
Tonday
Oz
Kipekemie Jara
Law & Order
Edgar Barkley
Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko
The West Wing
President Nimbala
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom
Father Kani
Starsky & Hutch
Lord Harry
Darling
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
Roar
Committee
A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya
Dad
Dr. Chad
The Island
Wescott
Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim
The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
A Different World
Marcus Mpepo
Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
The Comedians
Michel
Dream On
U.N. Dignitary
Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
Roots: The Next Generations
African Minister
Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
Separation
Uncredited
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
Dilemma
Steven Sitole
Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Colonel Okpara
The River Niger
Theatre 625
Shale
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer