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Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Born: 1934-08-05 • Johannesburg, South Africa

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
Krippendorf's Tribe poster
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 • Sulukim
Vampire in Brooklyn poster
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 • Dr. Zeko
Waterworld poster
Waterworld
1995 • Priam
Outbreak poster
Outbreak
1995 • Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story poster
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994 • Harding
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid poster
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994 • Self
Slaughter of the Innocents poster
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993 • Library Janitor
Percy & Thunder poster
Percy & Thunder
1993 • Pee Wee
Dust Devil poster
Dust Devil
1992 • Ben Mukurob
Body Parts poster
Body Parts
1991 • Detective Sawchuck
The Doctor poster
The Doctor
1991 • Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem poster
A Rage in Harlem
1991 • Big Kathy
Parker Kane poster
Parker Kane
1990 • Kid Lightning
Dad poster
Dad
1989 • Dr. Chad
Gross Anatomy poster
Gross Anatomy
1989 • Dr. Banumbra
A Dry White Season poster
A Dry White Season
1989 • Stanley Makhaya
The Serpent and the Rainbow poster
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 • Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom poster
Cry Freedom
1987 • Father Kani
'Master Harold'... and the Boys poster
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 • Sam
A Caribbean Mystery poster
A Caribbean Mystery
1983 • Cap. Daventry
Roar poster
Roar
1981 • Committee
The Island poster
The Island
1980 • Wescott
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story poster
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978 • Pee Wee Spencer
The River Niger poster
The River Niger
1976
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 • Mugger (uncredited)
Fragment of Fear poster
Fragment of Fear
1970 • (uncredited)
Separation poster
Separation
1968 • Uncredited
The Comedians poster
The Comedians
1967 • Michel
Jemima + Johnny poster
Jemima + Johnny
1966 • Blind Man
Darling poster
Darling
1965 • Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Dilemma poster
Dilemma
1962 • Steven Sitole
No Image
Dark Africa
1957 • Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)