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Zakes Mokae
Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

ActingBorn August 5, 1934Died September 11, 2009 (age 75)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.

Filmography

2002
Monk

as Tonday

TV
1999
The West Wing

as President Nimbala

TV
1998Movie
1997
Oz

as Kipekemie Jara

TV
1995Movie
1995
Waterworld

as Priam

Movie
1995
Outbreak

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

Movie
1993
Slaughter of the Innocents

as Library Janitor

Movie
1993
The X-Files

as Diabria

TV
1993
Percy & Thunder

as Pee Wee

Movie
1992
Dust Devil

as Ben Mukurob

Movie
1991
Body Parts

as Detective Sawchuck

Movie
1991
The Doctor

as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)

Movie
1991
A Rage in Harlem

as Big Kathy

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Edgar Barkley

TV
1990
Parker Kane

as Kid Lightning

Movie
1990
Dream On

as U.N. Dignitary

TV
1989
Dad

as Dr. Chad

Movie
1989
Gross Anatomy

as Dr. Banumbra

Movie
1989
A Dry White Season

as Stanley Makhaya

Movie
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dargent Peytraud

Movie
1987
Cry Freedom

as Father Kani

Movie
1987
A Different World

as Marcus Mpepo

TV
1983
A Caribbean Mystery

as Cap. Daventry

Movie
1982
Knight Rider

as Tsombe Kuna

TV
1981
Roar

as Committee

Movie
1980
The Island

as Wescott

Movie
1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as African Minister

TV
1978Movie
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Lord Harry

TV
1970Movie
1970
Fragment of Fear

as (uncredited)

Movie
1969TV
1969TV
1968
Separation

as Uncredited

Movie
1967
The Comedians

as Michel

Movie
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Gavin Lesotho

TV
1966
Jemima + Johnny

as Blind Man

Movie
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Colonel Okpara

TV
1965
Darling

as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

Movie
1964
Theatre 625

as Shale

TV
1964
Story Parade

as Nathaniel

TV
1962
Dilemma

as Steven Sitole

Movie
1957
Dark Africa

as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 5, 1934
Day of DeathSeptember 11, 2009
Place of BirthJohannesburg, South Africa
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