Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 5, 1934 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2002 | Monkas Tonday | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas President Nimbala | |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribeas Sulukim | |
| 1997 | Ozas Kipekemie Jara | |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklynas Dr. Zeko | |
| 1995 | Waterworldas Priam | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Mr. Bakoosa (voice) | |
| 1995 | Outbreakas Dr. Benjamin Iwabi | |
| 1994 | Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Storyas Harding | |
| 1994 | In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheidas Self | |
| 1993 | Slaughter of the Innocentsas Library Janitor | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Diabria | |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunderas Pee Wee | |
| 1992 | Dust Devilas Ben Mukurob | |
| 1991 | Body Partsas Detective Sawchuck | |
| 1991 | The Doctoras Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited) | |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlemas Big Kathy | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Edgar Barkley | |
| 1990 | Parker Kaneas Kid Lightning | |
| 1990 | Dream Onas U.N. Dignitary | |
| 1989 | Dadas Dr. Chad | |
| 1989 | Gross Anatomyas Dr. Banumbra | |
| 1989 | A Dry White Seasonas Stanley Makhaya | |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbowas Dargent Peytraud | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedomas Father Kani | |
| 1987 | A Different Worldas Marcus Mpepo | |
| 1985 | 'Master Harold'... and the Boysas Sam | |
| 1983 | A Caribbean Mysteryas Cap. Daventry | |
| 1982 | Knight Rideras Tsombe Kuna | |
| 1981 | Roaras Committee | |
| 1980 | The Islandas Wescott | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generationsas African Minister | |
| 1978 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Storyas Pee Wee Spencer | |
| 1976 | The River Nigeras | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutchas Lord Harry | |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmeras Mugger (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Fragment of Fearas (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Plays of Todayas Nguru | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatreas John Smith | |
| 1968 | Separationas Uncredited | |
| 1967 | The Comediansas Michel | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Gavin Lesotho | |
| 1966 | Jemima + Johnnyas Blind Man | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Colonel Okpara | |
| 1965 | Darlingas Black Man at French Party (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Shale | |
| 1964 | Story Paradeas Nathaniel | |
| 1962 | Dilemmaas Steven Sitole | |
| 1957 | Dark Africaas Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae) | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee |
