Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae (75)

1934-08-05 - 2009-09-11 | Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

On Movies

  • Krippendorf's Tribe
  • Vampire in Brooklyn
  • Waterworld
  • Outbreak
  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
  • Slaughter of the Innocents
  • Percy & Thunder
  • Dust Devil
  • Body Parts
  • The Doctor
  • A Rage in Harlem
  • Parker Kane
  • Dad
  • Gross Anatomy
  • A Dry White Season
  • The Serpent and the Rainbow
  • Cry Freedom
  • 'Master Harold'... and the Boys
  • A Caribbean Mystery
  • Roar
  • The Island
  • One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
  • The River Niger
  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
  • Fragment of Fear
  • Separation
  • The Comedians
  • Jemima + Johnny
  • Darling
  • Dilemma

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