Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Acting

Birthday

1934/08/05

Day of death

2009/09/11 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Also know as

Закес Мокае

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.

Acting
Separation
5.1

(1968) Separation

as Uncredited

Roar
5.9

(1981) Roar

as Committee

Dust Devil
6.2

(1992) Dust Devil

as Ben Mukurob

Dad
6.4

(1989) Dad

as Dr. Chad

A Caribbean Mystery
6.1

(1983) A Caribbean Mystery

as Cap. Daventry

The Doctor
6.4

(1991) The Doctor

as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)

Krippendorf's Tribe
4.6

(1998) Krippendorf's Tribe

as Sulukim

Outbreak
6.6

(1995) Outbreak

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

The Island
5.2

(1980) The Island

as Wescott

The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4

(1988) The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dargent Peytraud

A Dry White Season
6.6

(1989) A Dry White Season

as Stanley Makhaya

Body Parts
5.8

(1991) Body Parts

as Detective Sawchuck

Vampire in Brooklyn
5.1

(1995) Vampire in Brooklyn

as Dr. Zeko

Waterworld
6.2

(1995) Waterworld

as Priam

Cry Freedom
7.0

(1987) Cry Freedom

as Father Kani

Gross Anatomy
5.6

(1989) Gross Anatomy

as Dr. Banumbra

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
6.5

(1985) 'Master Harold'... and the Boys

as Sam

Fragment of Fear
6.0

(1970) Fragment of Fear

as (uncredited)

The River Niger
6.8

(1976) The River Niger

as ---

0.0

(1957) Dark Africa

as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)

Dilemma
6.1

(1962) Dilemma

as Steven Sitole

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
0.0

(1994) In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self

Jemima + Johnny
0.0

(1966) Jemima + Johnny

as Blind Man

Percy & Thunder
0.0

(1993) Percy & Thunder

as Pee Wee

The Comedians
6.1

(1967) The Comedians

as Michel

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
5.5

(1978) One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

as Pee Wee Spencer

Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
2.0

(1994) Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

as Harding

Parker Kane
4.2

(1990) Parker Kane

as Kid Lightning

Slaughter of the Innocents
5.4

(1993) Slaughter of the Innocents

as Library Janitor

Darling
6.7

(1965) Darling

as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

A Rage in Harlem
5.4

(1991) A Rage in Harlem

as Big Kathy

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
5.9

(1970) The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Mugger (uncredited)

Starsky & Hutch
7.3

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as Lord Harry

Monk
8.0

(2002) Monk

as Tonday

Knight Rider
7.5

(1982) Knight Rider

as Tsombe Kuna

Oz
8.0

(1997) Oz

as Kipekemie Jara

The X-Files
8.4

(1993) The X-Files

as Diabria

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The West Wing
8.3

(1999) The West Wing

as President Nimbala

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Edgar Barkley

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.0

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)

Dream On
6.8

(1990) Dream On

as U.N. Dignitary

A Different World
7.0

(1987) A Different World

as Marcus Mpepo

Roots: The Next Generations
7.5

(1979) Roots: The Next Generations

as African Minister

8.0

(1964) Story Parade

as Nathaniel

Theatre 625
7.2

(1964) Theatre 625

as Shale