Zakes Mokae
Born: 1934-08-05 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 2009-09-11
Known For: Acting
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
2002
- Monk as Tonday
1999
- The West Wing as President Nimbala
1998
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Sulukim
1997
- Oz as Kipekemie Jara
1995
- Waterworld as Priam
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
- Vampire in Brooklyn as Dr. Zeko
- Outbreak as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1994
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid as Self
- Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story as Harding
1993
- The X-Files as Diabria
- Percy & Thunder as Pee Wee
- Slaughter of the Innocents as Library Janitor
1992
- Dust Devil as Ben Mukurob
1991
- Body Parts as Detective Sawchuck
- The Doctor as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
- A Rage in Harlem as Big Kathy
1990
- Law & Order as Edgar Barkley
- Dream On as U.N. Dignitary
- Parker Kane as Kid Lightning
1989
- Dad as Dr. Chad
- Gross Anatomy as Dr. Banumbra
- A Dry White Season as Stanley Makhaya
1988
- The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dargent Peytraud
1987
- A Different World as Marcus Mpepo
- Cry Freedom as Father Kani
1985
1983
- A Caribbean Mystery as Cap. Daventry
1982
- Knight Rider as Tsombe Kuna
1981
- Roar as Committee
1980
- The Island as Wescott
1979
- Roots: The Next Generations as African Minister
1978
- One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story as Pee Wee Spencer
1976
1975
- Starsky & Hutch as Lord Harry
1970
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Mugger (uncredited)
- Fragment of Fear as (uncredited)
1968
- Separation as Uncredited
1967
- The Comedians as Michel
1966
- Jemima + Johnny as Blind Man
1965
- Darling as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1964
- Theatre 625 as Shale
- Story Parade as Nathaniel
1962
- Dilemma as Steven Sitole
1957
- Dark Africa as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee