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 (1995). He also had memorable guest appearances on many television series such as The X-Files, The West Wing, and Monk.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Separation
as Uncredited
1968
Roar
as Committee
1981
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob
1992
Dad
as Dr. Chad
1989
A Caribbean Mystery
as Cap. Daventry
1983
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim
1998
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1995
The Island
as Wescott
1980
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
1988
A Dry White Season
as Stanley Makhaya
1989
Body Parts
as Detective Sawchuck
1991
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
1995
Waterworld
as Priam
1995
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani
1987
Gross Anatomy
as Dr. Banumbra
1989
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Sam
1985
Fragment of Fear
as (uncredited)
1970
The River Niger
1976
Dark Africa
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1957
TV Appearances
Starsky & Hutch
as Lord Harry
1975
Monk
as Tonday
2002
Knight Rider
as Tsombe Kuna
1982
Oz
as Kipekemie Jara
1997
The X-Files
as Diabria
1993
The West Wing
as President Nimbala
1999
Law & Order
as Edgar Barkley
1990
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
1995
Dream On
as U.N. Dignitary
1990
A Different World
as Marcus Mpepo
1987
Roots: The Next Generations
as African Minister
1979
Story Parade
as Nathaniel
1964