Zakes Mokae
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1934-08-05 – 2009-09-11
Place of birth: 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
Separation
1968Uncredited
Roar
1981Committee
Dust Devil
1992Ben Mukurob
Dad
1989Dr. Chad
A Caribbean Mystery
1983Cap. Daventry
The Doctor
1991Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998Sulukim
Outbreak
1995Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
The Island
1980Wescott
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988Dargent Peytraud
A Dry White Season
1989Stanley Makhaya
Body Parts
1991Detective Sawchuck
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
1995Priam
Cry Freedom
1987Father Kani
Gross Anatomy
1989Dr. Banumbra
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985Sam
Fragment of Fear
1970(uncredited)