Zakes Mokae
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-08-05 (75 years old)
Deathday
2009-09-11
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Also known As
Закес Мокае
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.
Acting
1968
as Uncredited
1981
as Committee
1992
as Ben Mukurob
1989
as Dr. Chad
1983
as Cap. Daventry
1991
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1998
as Sulukim
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1980
as Wescott
1988
as Dargent Peytraud
1989
as Stanley Makhaya
1991
as Detective Sawchuck
1995
as Dr. Zeko
1995
as Priam
1987
as Father Kani
1989
as Dr. Banumbra
1985
1970
as (uncredited)
1976
1957
as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1962
as Steven Sitole
1994
1966
as Blind Man
1993
as Pee Wee
1967
as Michel
1978
as Pee Wee Spencer
1994
as Harding
1990
as Kid Lightning
1993
as Library Janitor
1965
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1991
as Big Kathy
1970
as Mugger (uncredited)
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