
Zakes Mokae
Acting
Born 1934-08-05 · Johannesburg, South Africa · Died 2009-09-11
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

Monk
Tonday

The West Wing
President Nimbala

Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim

Oz
Kipekemie Jara

Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko

Waterworld
Priam

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)

Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self

Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor

The X-Files
Diabria

Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee

Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob

Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck

The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)

A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy

Law & Order
Edgar Barkley

Parker Kane
Kid Lightning

Dream On
U.N. Dignitary

Dad
Dr. Chad

Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra

A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya

The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud

Cry Freedom
Father Kani

A Different World
Marcus Mpepo

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam

A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry

Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna

Roar
Committee