Zakes Mokae

Known for

Acting

Born

August 5, 1934

Birthplace

Johannesburg, South Africa

Died

September 11, 2009 (aged 75)

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.

Best known work

Waterworld

1995

The X-Files

1993

Outbreak

1995

Knight Rider

1982

Monk

2002

Oz

1997

Law & Order

1990

Vampire in Brooklyn

1995

The West Wing

1999

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

Filmography

2002
MonkTV
as Tonday (1 episode)
1999
The West WingTV
as President Nimbala (1 episode)
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim
1997
OzTV
as Kipekemie Jara (2 episodes)
1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
1995
Waterworld
as Priam
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
as Mr. Bakoosa (voice) (1 episode)
1995
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1994
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
as Harding
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self
1993
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Library Janitor
1993
The X-FilesTV
as Diabria (1 episode)
1993
Percy & Thunder
as Pee Wee
1992
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob
1991
Body Parts
as Detective Sawchuck
1991
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
A Rage in Harlem
as Big Kathy
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Edgar Barkley (1 episode)
1990
Parker Kane
as Kid Lightning
1990
Dream OnTV
as U.N. Dignitary (2 episodes)
1989
Dad
as Dr. Chad
1989
Gross Anatomy
as Dr. Banumbra
1989
A Dry White Season
as Stanley Makhaya
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
1987
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani