1934Born, Johannesburg
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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.
Known for
1999The West WingPresident Nimbala · 1 episodeShow
1998Krippendorf's TribeSulukimMovie
1997OzKipekemie Jara · 2 episodesShow
1995Vampire in BrooklynDr. ZekoMovie
1995WaterworldPriamMovie
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildMr. Bakoosa (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1995OutbreakDr. Benjamin IwabiMovie
1994Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd StoryHardingMovie
1993Slaughter of the InnocentsLibrary JanitorMovie
1993The X-FilesDiabria · 1 episodeShow
1993Percy & ThunderPee WeeMovie
1992Dust DevilBen MukurobMovie
1991Body PartsDetective SawchuckMovie
1991The DoctorDr. Charles Reed (uncredited)Movie
1991A Rage in HarlemBig KathyMovie
1990Parker KaneKid LightningMovie
1990Dream OnU.N. Dignitary · 2 episodesShow
1989DadDr. ChadMovie
1989Gross AnatomyDr. BanumbraMovie
1989A Dry White SeasonStanley MakhayaMovie
1988The Serpent and the RainbowDargent PeytraudMovie
1987Cry FreedomFather KaniMovie
1985'Master Harold'... and the BoysSamMovie
1983A Caribbean MysteryCap. DaventryMovie
1982Knight RiderTsombe Kuna · 1 episodeShow
1981RoarCommitteeMovie
1980The IslandWescottMovie
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryPee Wee SpencerMovie
1976The River NigerMovie
1975Starsky & HutchLord Harry · 2 episodesShow
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerMugger (uncredited)Movie
1970Fragment of Fear(uncredited)Movie
1969Plays of TodayNguru · 1 episodeShow
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreJohn Smith · 1 episodeShow
1968SeparationUncreditedMovie
1967The ComediansMichelMovie
1967ITV PlayhouseGavin Lesotho · 1 episodeShow
1966Jemima + JohnnyBlind ManMovie
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreColonel Okpara · 1 episodeShow
1965DarlingBlack Man at French Party (uncredited)Movie
1965The TroubleshootersJoshua Macey · 1 episodeShow
1964Theatre 625Shale · 1 episodeShow
1964Story ParadeNathaniel · 1 episodeShow
1962DilemmaSteven SitoleMovie
1957Dark AfricaSergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)Movie
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