Acting
Zakes Mokae
EN, DA, AF cinema · 32 credits
Born
5 August 1934
Died
11 September 2009 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Johannesburg, South Africa
Also known as Закес Мокае
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
Filmography
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
as Priam
Percy & Thunder
as Pee Wee
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Library Janitor
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Body Parts
as Detective Sawchuck
A Rage in Harlem
as Big Kathy
Parker Kane
as Kid Lightning
Dad
as Dr. Chad
A Dry White Season
as Stanley Makhaya
Gross Anatomy
as Dr. Banumbra
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani
A Caribbean Mystery
as Cap. Daventry
Roar
as Committee
The Island
as Wescott
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Pee Wee Spencer
Fragment of Fear
as (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Mugger (uncredited)
Separation
as Uncredited
The Comedians
as Michel
Jemima + Johnny
as Blind Man
Darling
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Dilemma
as Steven Sitole
Donker Afrika
1957
Dark Africa
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)