Zakes Mokae
31 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 5, 1934
- Died
- Sep 11, 2009 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Zakes Mokae: movies and TV shows
Acting (48)
- 2002
- 1999
- 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim
- 1997
- 1995 Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
- 1995 Waterworld
as Priam
- 1995
- 1995 Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
- 1994 Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
as Harding
- 1993 Slaughter of the Innocents
as Library Janitor
- 1993
- 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
- 1990 Parker Kane
as Kid Lightning
- 1990
- 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
- 1987
- 1985
- 1983 A Caribbean Mystery
as Cap. Daventry
- 1982
- 1981 Roar
as Committee
- 1980 The Island
as Wescott
- 1979
- 1978 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Pee Wee Spencer
- 1976
- 1975
- 1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Mugger (uncredited)
- 1970 Fragment of Fear
as (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 Separation
as Uncredited
- 1967 The Comedians
as Michel
- 1967
- 1966 Jemima + Johnny
as Blind Man
- 1965
- 1965 Darling
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1964
- 1962 Dilemma
as Steven Sitole
- 1957 Dark Africa
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1994
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode