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