Zakes Mokae
Acting • Born 1934-08-05 – Died 2009-09-11
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.
Filmography
45 credits
Separation
Movie • 1968
Uncredited
Roar
Movie • 1981
Committee
Dust Devil
Movie • 1992
Ben Mukurob
Dad
Movie • 1989
Dr. Chad
A Caribbean Mystery
Movie • 1983
Cap. Daventry
The Doctor
Movie • 1991
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Krippendorf's Tribe
Movie • 1998
Sulukim
Outbreak
Movie • 1995
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
The Island
Movie • 1980
Wescott
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Movie • 1988
Dargent Peytraud
A Dry White Season
Movie • 1989
Stanley Makhaya
Body Parts
Movie • 1991
Detective Sawchuck
Vampire in Brooklyn
Movie • 1995
Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
Movie • 1995
Priam
Cry Freedom
Movie • 1987
Father Kani
Gross Anatomy
Movie • 1989
Dr. Banumbra
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Movie • 1985
Sam
Fragment of Fear
Movie • 1970
(uncredited)
The River Niger
Movie • 1976
Dark Africa
Movie • 1957
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
Dilemma
Movie • 1962
Steven Sitole
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Movie • 1994
Self
Jemima + Johnny
Movie • 1966
Blind Man
Percy & Thunder
Movie • 1993
Pee Wee
The Comedians
Movie • 1967
Michel
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Movie • 1978
Pee Wee Spencer
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Movie • 1994
Harding
Parker Kane
Movie • 1990
Kid Lightning
Slaughter of the Innocents
Movie • 1993
Library Janitor
Darling
Movie • 1965
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem
Movie • 1991
Big Kathy
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Movie • 1970
Mugger (uncredited)
Starsky & Hutch
TV • 1975
Lord Harry
Monk
TV • 2002
Tonday
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Tsombe Kuna
Oz
TV • 1997
Kipekemie Jara
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Diabria
The West Wing
TV • 1999
President Nimbala
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Edgar Barkley
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
Dream On
TV • 1990
U.N. Dignitary
A Different World
TV • 1987
Marcus Mpepo
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
African Minister
Story Parade
TV • 1964
Nathaniel
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Shale