Zakes Mokae
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.
Filmography
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Sulukim
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Dr. Zeko
Waterworld
1995
as Priam
Outbreak
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994
as Harding
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Library Janitor
Percy & Thunder
1993
as Pee Wee
Dust Devil
1992
as Ben Mukurob
Body Parts
1991
as Detective Sawchuck
The Doctor
1991
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem
1991
as Big Kathy
Parker Kane
1990
as Kid Lightning
Dad
1989
as Dr. Chad
Gross Anatomy
1989
as Dr. Banumbra
A Dry White Season
1989
as Stanley Makhaya
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dargent Peytraud
Cry Freedom
1987
as Father Kani
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
as Sam
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Cap. Daventry
Roar
1981
as Committee
The Island
1980
as Wescott
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
as Pee Wee Spencer
The River Niger
1976