Zakes Mokae
Acting1934Johannesburg, South Africa
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.
Known For
Acting History
2002
Monk
TVas Tonday• 1 eps
2000
The West Wing
TVas President Nimbala• 1 eps
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim
Oz
TVas Kipekemie Jara• 2 eps
1996
The X-Files
TVas Diabria• 1 eps
1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
as Priam
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVas Mr. Bakoosa (voice)• 1 eps
1994
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
as Harding
Dream On
TVas U.N. Dignitary• 2 eps
Law & Order
TVas Edgar Barkley• 1 eps
1993
Percy & Thunder
as Pee Wee
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Library Janitor
1992
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob
1991
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Body Parts
as Detective Sawchuck
A Rage in Harlem
as Big Kathy
1990
Parker Kane
as Kid Lightning
1989
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
A Different World
TVas Marcus Mpepo• 1 eps
1987
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani
1985
1983
A Caribbean Mystery
as Cap. Daventry
Knight Rider
TVas Tsombe Kuna• 1 eps
1982
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1981
Roar
as Committee
1980
The Island
as Wescott
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TVas African Minister
1978
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Pee Wee Spencer
1976
Starsky & Hutch
TVas Lord Harry• 2 eps
1970
Fragment of Fear
as (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Mugger (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)
Theatre 625
TVas Shale• 1 eps
1964
Story Parade
TVas Nathaniel
1962
Dilemma
as Steven Sitole
1957
Dark Africa
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)