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.
Known for
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tvMonk
2002
Tonday
tvThe West Wing
1999
President Nimbala
movieKrippendorf's Tribe
1998
Sulukim
tvOz
1997
Kipekemie Jara
movieVampire in Brooklyn
1995
Dr. Zeko
movieWaterworld
1995
Priam
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
movieOutbreak
1995
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
movieSlaughter of the Innocents
1993
Library Janitor
tvThe X-Files
1993
Diabria
moviePercy & Thunder
1993
Pee Wee
movieDust Devil
1992
Ben Mukurob
movieBody Parts
1991
Detective Sawchuck
movieThe Doctor
1991
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
movieA Rage in Harlem
1991
Big Kathy
tvLaw & Order
1990
Edgar Barkley
movieParker Kane
1990
Kid Lightning
tvDream On
1990
U.N. Dignitary
movieDad
1989
Dr. Chad
movieGross Anatomy
1989
Dr. Banumbra
movieA Dry White Season
1989
Stanley Makhaya
movieThe Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
Dargent Peytraud
movieCry Freedom
1987
Father Kani
tvA Different World
1987
Marcus Mpepo
movieA Caribbean Mystery
1983
Cap. Daventry
tvKnight Rider
1982
Tsombe Kuna
movieRoar
1981
Committee
movieThe Island
1980
Wescott
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979
African Minister
movieOne in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
Pee Wee Spencer
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975
Lord Harry
movieThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Mugger (uncredited)
movieFragment of Fear
1970
(uncredited)
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
John Smith
movieSeparation
1968
Uncredited
movieThe Comedians
1967
Michel
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Gavin Lesotho
movieJemima + Johnny
1966
Blind Man
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Colonel Okpara
movieDarling
1965
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
tvTheatre 625
1964
Shale
Story Parade
1964
Nathaniel
movieDilemma
1962
Steven Sitole
Dark Africa
1957
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee