Zakes Mokae

Actor

Born: August 5, 1934 (75 years old)

Died: September 11, 2009

Place of birth: Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Filmography (36)

• Monk (2002, ★ 7.9)
• A Dry White Season (1989, ★ 6.6)
• Knight Rider (1982, ★ 7.5)
• Oz (1997, ★ 8)
• The X-Files (1993, ★ 8.4)
• The West Wing (1999, ★ 8.2)
• Outbreak (1995, ★ 6.6)
• Cry Freedom (1987, ★ 7)
• Starsky & Hutch (1975, ★ 7.2)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Roots: The Next Generations (1979, ★ 7.5)
• Roar (1981, ★ 5.9)
• Dust Devil (1992, ★ 6.2)
• Dad (1989, ★ 6.4)
• A Caribbean Mystery (1983, ★ 6.1)
• The Doctor (1991, ★ 6.5)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988, ★ 6.4)
• Body Parts (1991, ★ 5.8)
• Waterworld (1995, ★ 6.2)
• The Island (1980, ★ 5.2)
• Gross Anatomy (1989, ★ 5.6)
• 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985, ★ 6.5)
• Fragment of Fear (1970, ★ 5.9)
• Dilemma (1962, ★ 6.1)
• The Comedians (1967, ★ 6.1)
• Darling (1965, ★ 6.7)
• Dream On (1990, ★ 6.9)
• A Different World (1987, ★ 7)
• Separation (1968, ★ 5.1)
• Krippendorf's Tribe (1998, ★ 4.6)