Zakes Mokae
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1934
Died: September 11, 2009
Place of birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
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.
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Filmography
32 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
7.9
Monk
2002
8.3
The West Wing
1999
4.6
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
8.0
Oz
1997
5.1
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
6.2
Waterworld
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
6.6
Outbreak
1995
6.0
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994
8.0
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
5.5
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
8.4
The X-Files
1993
8.0
Percy & Thunder
1993
6.3
Dust Devil
1992
5.8
Body Parts
1991
6.5
The Doctor
1991
5.5
A Rage in Harlem
1991
7.3
Law & Order
1990
4.6
Parker Kane
1990
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.4
Dad
1989
5.7
Gross Anatomy
1989
6.7
A Dry White Season
1989
6.4
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
7.1
A Different World
1987
6.6
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
6.2
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
7.5
Knight Rider
1982
5.8
Roar
1981
5.3
The Island
1980
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
6.1
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
6.7
The River Niger
1976
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
6.0
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
5.9
Fragment of Fear
1970NR
Plays of Today
1969
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
5.4
Separation
1968
6.1
The Comedians
1967
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
7.0
Jemima + Johnny
1966
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.8
Darling
1965
7.2
Theatre 625
19648.0
Story Parade
1964
6.2
Dilemma
1962NR
Dark Africa
1957
NR
Tony Awards
1956