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Home/People/Zakes Mokae
Zakes Mokae profile photo
Born
Aug 5, 1934Died: Sep 11, 2009
Lived 75 years
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

32
Movies
13
TV Shows
Also Known As
Закес Мокае
IMDb Profile

Zakes Mokae

Acting

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.
Krippendorf's Tribe poster

Krippendorf's Tribe

as Sulukim
1998
Vampire in Brooklyn poster

Vampire in Brooklyn

as Dr. Zeko
1995
Waterworld poster

Waterworld

as Priam
1995
Outbreak poster

Outbreak

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1995
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story poster

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

as Harding
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid poster

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self
1994
Slaughter of the Innocents poster

Slaughter of the Innocents

as Library Janitor
1993
Percy & Thunder poster

Percy & Thunder

as Pee Wee
1993
Dust Devil poster

Dust Devil

as Ben Mukurob
1992
Body Parts poster

Body Parts

as Detective Sawchuck
1991
The Doctor poster

The Doctor

as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
A Rage in Harlem poster

A Rage in Harlem

as Big Kathy
1991
Parker Kane poster

Parker Kane

as Kid Lightning
1990
Dad poster

Dad

as Dr. Chad
1989
Gross Anatomy poster

Gross Anatomy

as Dr. Banumbra
1989
A Dry White Season poster

A Dry White Season

as Stanley Makhaya
1989
The Serpent and the Rainbow poster

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dargent Peytraud
1988
Cry Freedom poster

Cry Freedom

as Father Kani
1987
'Master Harold'... and the Boys poster

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

as Sam
1985
A Caribbean Mystery poster

A Caribbean Mystery

as Cap. Daventry
1983