Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1934-08-05
- Day of Death2009-09-11 (75 years)
- Place of BirthJohannesburg, South Africa
- Also Known AsЗакес Мокае
Zakes Mokae
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2002
Monk
As: Tonday
- 1999
The West Wing
As: President Nimbala
- 1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
As: Sulukim
- 1997
Oz
As: Kipekemie Jara
- 1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
As: Dr. Zeko
- 1995
Waterworld
As: Priam
- 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
- 1995
Outbreak
As: Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1994Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
As: Harding
1993Slaughter of the Innocents
As: Library Janitor
1993The X-Files
As: Diabria
1993Percy & Thunder
As: Pee Wee
1992Dust Devil
As: Ben Mukurob
1991Body Parts
As: Detective Sawchuck
1991The Doctor
As: Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991A Rage in Harlem
As: Big Kathy
1990Law & Order
As: Edgar Barkley
1990Parker Kane
As: Kid Lightning
1990Dream On
As: U.N. Dignitary
1989Dad
As: Dr. Chad
1989Gross Anatomy
As: Dr. Banumbra
1989A Dry White Season
As: Stanley Makhaya
- 1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
As: Dargent Peytraud
- 1987
Cry Freedom
As: Father Kani
1987A Different World
As: Marcus Mpepo
1985'Master Harold'... and the Boys
As: Sam
1983A Caribbean Mystery
As: Cap. Daventry
1982Knight Rider
As: Tsombe Kuna
1981Roar
As: Committee
1980The Island
As: Wescott
1979Roots: The Next Generations
As: African Minister
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
As: Pee Wee Spencer
1975Starsky & Hutch
As: Lord Harry
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
As: Mugger (uncredited)
1970Fragment of Fear
As: (uncredited)
1968Separation
As: Uncredited
1967The Comedians
As: Michel
1966Jemima + Johnny
As: Blind Man
1965Darling
As: Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1964Theatre 625
As: Shale
1962Dilemma
As: Steven Sitole