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