Zakes Mokae
Acting
Born August 5, 1934 · Johannesburg, 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 · 40 titles
Law & Order
The X-Files
The West Wing
Monk
Knight Rider
Tony Awards
Oz
Theatre 625
Starsky & Hutch
ITV Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
A Different World
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dream On
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Waterworld
Story Parade
Outbreak
Roots: The Next Generations
Roar
Dad
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Vampire in Brooklyn
Cry Freedom
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
The Island
Darling
The Doctor
Plays of Today
Krippendorf's Tribe
Body Parts
A Dry White Season
Dust Devil
Slaughter of the Innocents
A Rage in Harlem
A Caribbean Mystery
Fragment of Fear
The Comedians
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Gross Anatomy