Actor
Zakes Mokae
Born August 5, 1934 in Johannesburg, South AfricaDied September 11, 200931 films
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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First watchCry Freedom19877.0as Father KaniA dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s.View filmEssential films
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31 films as actor- 1998Krippendorf's TribeSulukim
- 1995Vampire in BrooklynDr. Zeko
- 1995WaterworldPriam
- 1995OutbreakDr. Benjamin Iwabi
- 1994Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd StoryHarding
- 1993Slaughter of the InnocentsLibrary Janitor
- 1993Percy & ThunderPee Wee
- 1992Dust DevilBen Mukurob
- 1991Body PartsDetective Sawchuck
- 1991The DoctorDr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
- 1991A Rage in HarlemBig Kathy
- 1990Parker KaneKid Lightning
- 1989DadDr. Chad
- 1989Gross AnatomyDr. Banumbra
- 1989A Dry White SeasonStanley Makhaya
- 1988The Serpent and the RainbowDargent Peytraud
- 1987Cry FreedomFather Kani
- 1985'Master Harold'... and the BoysSam
- 1983A Caribbean MysteryCap. Daventry
- 1981RoarCommittee
- 1980The IslandWescott
- 1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryPee Wee Spencer
- 1976The River Niger
- 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerMugger (uncredited)
- 1970Fragment of Fear(uncredited)
- 1968SeparationUncredited
- 1967The ComediansMichel
- 1966Jemima + JohnnyBlind Man
- 1965DarlingBlack Man at French Party (uncredited)
- 1962DilemmaSteven Sitole
- 1957Dark AfricaSergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)