Zakes Mokae
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order
Edgar Barkley
1990
Series
The X-Files
Diabria
1993
Series
The West Wing
President Nimbala
1999
Series
Monk
Tonday
2002
Series
Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna
1982
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
African Minister
1979
Series
Oz
Kipekemie Jara
1997
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Lord Harry
1975
Series
A Different World
Marcus Mpepo
1987
Series
ITV Playhouse
Gavin Lesotho
1967
Series
Theatre 625
Shale
1964
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
John Smith
1969
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Colonel Okpara
1965
Series
Dream On
U.N. Dignitary
1990
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
1995
Film
Waterworld
Priam
1995
Film
Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
1995
Story Parade
Nathaniel
1964
Film
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud
1988
Film
Roar
Committee
1981
Film
Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
1991
Film
Cry Freedom
Father Kani
1987
Film
Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko
1995
Film
Darling
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
1965
Film
The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
1991
Film
Dad
Dr. Chad
1989
Film
The Island
Wescott
1980
Film
A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya
1989
Film
Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim
1998
Film
Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
1992
Plays of Today
Nguru
1969
Film
The Comedians
Michel
1967
Film
Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
1989
Film
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding
1994
Film
A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
1991
Film
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
1970
Film
A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
1983
Film
Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
1970
Film
Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
1993
Film
Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
1990
Film
The River Niger
1976
Film
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer
1978
Film
Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee
1993
Film
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
1985
Film
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
1994
Film
Jemima + Johnny
Blind Man
1966
Film
Separation
Uncredited
1968
Film
Dilemma
Steven Sitole
1962
Dark Africa
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)
1957