Zakes Mokae
Acting Born Aug 5, 1934 Johannesburg, South Africa 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Edgar Barkley
- Monk (2002) as Tonday
- The X-Files (1993) as Diabria
- The West Wing (1999) as President Nimbala
- Knight Rider (1982) as Tsombe Kuna
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- Oz (1997) as Kipekemie Jara
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Lord Harry
- A Different World (1987) as Marcus Mpepo
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Shale
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Gavin Lesotho
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Colonel Okpara
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as John Smith
- Dream On (1990) as U.N. Dignitary
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as African Minister
- Waterworld (1995) as Priam
- Story Parade (1964) as Nathaniel
- Outbreak (1995) as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
- Roar (1981) as Committee
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) as Dargent Peytraud
- The Doctor (1991) as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Father Kani
- Body Parts (1991) as Detective Sawchuck