Acting · Johannesburg, South Africa · Born August 5, 1934
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.
TVMonk
2002
as Tonday
TVThe West Wing
1999
as President Nimbala
MovieKrippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Sulukim
TVOz
1997
as Kipekemie Jara
MovieVampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Dr. Zeko
MovieWaterworld
1995
as Priam
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
MovieOutbreak
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
MovieRise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994
as Harding
MovieIn Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self
MovieSlaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Library Janitor
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Diabria
MoviePercy & Thunder
1993
as Pee Wee
MovieDust Devil
1992
as Ben Mukurob
MovieBody Parts
1991
as Detective Sawchuck
MovieThe Doctor
1991
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
MovieA Rage in Harlem
1991
as Big Kathy
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Edgar Barkley
MovieParker Kane
1990
as Kid Lightning
TVDream On
1990
as U.N. Dignitary
MovieDad
1989
as Dr. Chad
MovieGross Anatomy
1989
as Dr. Banumbra
MovieA Dry White Season
1989
as Stanley Makhaya
MovieThe Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dargent Peytraud
MovieCry Freedom
1987
as Father Kani
TVA Different World
1987
as Marcus Mpepo
Movie'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
as Sam
MovieA Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Cap. Daventry
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Tsombe Kuna
MovieRoar
1981
as Committee
MovieThe Island
1980
as Wescott
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as African Minister
MovieOne in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
as Pee Wee Spencer
MovieThe River Niger
1976
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Lord Harry
MovieThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Mugger (uncredited)
MovieFragment of Fear
1970
as (uncredited)
Plays of Today
1969
as Nguru
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as John Smith
MovieSeparation
1968
as Uncredited
MovieThe Comedians
1967
as Michel
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Gavin Lesotho
MovieJemima + Johnny
1966
as Blind Man
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Colonel Okpara
MovieDarling
1965
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Shale
Story Parade
1964
as Nathaniel
MovieDilemma
1962
as Steven Sitole
Dark Africa
1957
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
