Zakes Mokae
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1934
- Died
- September 11, 2009
- Birthplace
- 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 1998
as Sulukim
Vampire in Brooklyn 1995
as Dr. Zeko
Waterworld 1995
as Priam
Outbreak 1995
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story 1994
as Harding
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid 1994
as Self
Slaughter of the Innocents 1993
as Library Janitor
Percy & Thunder 1993
as Pee Wee
Dust Devil 1992
as Ben Mukurob
Body Parts 1991
as Detective Sawchuck
The Doctor 1991
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem 1991
as Big Kathy
Parker Kane 1990
as Kid Lightning
Dad 1989
as Dr. Chad
Gross Anatomy 1989
as Dr. Banumbra
A Dry White Season 1989
as Stanley Makhaya
The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
as Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom 1987
as Father Kani
'Master Harold'... and the Boys 1985
as Sam
A Caribbean Mystery 1983
as Cap. Daventry
Roar 1981
as Committee
The Island 1980
as Wescott
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story 1978
as Pee Wee Spencer
The River Niger 1976
Actor
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970
as Mugger (uncredited)
Fragment of Fear 1970
as (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)
Dilemma 1962
as Steven Sitole
- Dark Africa
Dark Africa 1957
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
Credits from TMDB.