Zakes Mokae
Known for Acting
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
Waterworld
1995
as Priam
Outbreak
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Roar
1981
as Committee
Dad
1989
as Dr. Chad
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dargent Peytraud
A Dry White Season
1989
as Stanley Makhaya
The Doctor
1991
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Darling
1965
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Dr. Zeko
Cry Freedom
1987
as Father Kani
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Sulukim
Gross Anatomy
1989
as Dr. Banumbra
The Island
1980
as Wescott
Dust Devil
1992
as Ben Mukurob
A Rage in Harlem
1991
as Big Kathy
Body Parts
1991
as Detective Sawchuck
Parker Kane
1990
as Kid Lightning
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Cap. Daventry
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Library Janitor
The River Niger
1976