Zakes Mokae
Actor
- Born
- August 5, 1934 · Johannesburg, South Africa
- Died
- September 11, 2009 (age 75)
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
Waterworld
July 28, 1995
Outbreak
March 10, 1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
October 26, 1995
The Serpent and the Rainbow
February 5, 1988
Cry Freedom
November 6, 1987
Darling
August 3, 1965
Dust Devil
July 11, 1992
Body Parts
August 2, 1991
Roar
October 30, 1981
A Dry White Season
September 20, 1989
Dad
October 27, 1989
The Island
June 13, 1980
Acting32
- 1998Krippendorf's Tribe as Sulukim
- 1995Vampire in Brooklyn as Dr. Zeko
- 1995Waterworld as Priam
- 1995Outbreak as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
- 1994Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story as Harding
- 1994In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid as Self
- 1993Slaughter of the Innocents as Library Janitor
- 1993Percy & Thunder as Pee Wee
- 1992Dust Devil as Ben Mukurob
- 1991Body Parts