Zakes Mokae

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-05

Day of death

2009-09-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Oz

    Oz

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Waterworld

    Waterworld

  • Outbreak

    Outbreak

  • Story Parade

    Story Parade

  • Vampire in Brooklyn

    Vampire in Brooklyn

  • The Island

    The Island

  • A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season

  • Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Krippendorf's Tribe

    Krippendorf's Tribe

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Separation

    Separation

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

  • Slaughter of the Innocents

    Slaughter of the Innocents

  • Jemima + Johnny

    Jemima + Johnny

  • A Caribbean Mystery

    A Caribbean Mystery

  • Darling

    Darling

  • Dad

    Dad

  • Fragment of Fear

    Fragment of Fear

  • In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

    In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

  • Gross Anatomy

    Gross Anatomy

  • Dilemma

    Dilemma

  • A Rage in Harlem

    A Rage in Harlem

  • The Serpent and the Rainbow

    The Serpent and the Rainbow

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Percy & Thunder

    Percy & Thunder

  • Body Parts

    Body Parts

  • Dust Devil

    Dust Devil

  • Roar

    Roar

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • Parker Kane

    Parker Kane

  • 'Master Harold'... and the Boys

    'Master Harold'... and the Boys

  • One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

    One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

    Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

  • Dark Africa

    Dark Africa