Zakes Mokae
Acting
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.
TV Shows(16)
Monk
Tonday
2002
The West Wing
President Nimbala
1999
Oz
Kipekemie Jara
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
1995
The X-Files
Diabria
1993
Law & Order
Edgar Barkley
1990
Dream On
U.N. Dignitary
1990
A Different World
Marcus Mpepo
1987
Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna
1982
Roots: The Next Generations
African Minister
1979
Starsky & Hutch
Lord Harry
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
John Smith
1969
ITV Playhouse
Gavin Lesotho
1967
Theatre 625
Shale
1964
Story Parade
Nathaniel
1964
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Movies(32)
Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim
1998
Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko
1995
Waterworld
Priam
1995
Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1995
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
1994
Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
1993
Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee
1993
Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
1992
Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
1991
The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
1991
Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
1990
Dad
Dr. Chad
1989
Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
1989
A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya
1989
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud
1988
Cry Freedom
Father Kani
1987
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
1985
A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
1983
Roar
Committee
1981
The Island
Wescott
1980
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer
1978
The River Niger
1976
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
1970
Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
1970
Separation
Uncredited
1968
The Comedians
Michel
1967
Jemima + Johnny
Blind Man
1966
Darling
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1965
Dilemma
Steven Sitole
1962
Dark Africa
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1957