Zakes Mokae

Acting 45 credits

Birthday

Aug 05, 1934

Day of Death

Sep 11, 2009 (75 years)

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.

Zakes Mokae

Biography

Movies (32)

Waterworld

Dark Africa

Outbreak

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

Dad

Roar

Cry Freedom

Body Parts

Vampire in Brooklyn

Darling

The Doctor

The Island

Krippendorf's Tribe

A Dry White Season

Dust Devil

Fragment of Fear

TV Shows (13)

Law & Order

The X-Files

Monk

The West Wing

Knight Rider

Oz

Starsky & Hutch

A Different World

Theatre 625

Dream On

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Roots: The Next Generations

Story Parade