Zakes Mokae
Acting
45 credits
Born
Aug 05, 1934
Died
Sep 11, 2009 (75 years old)
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.
Movies (32)
Movie
6.2
Waterworld
1995
Movie
6.6
Outbreak
1995
Movie
6.4
Dad
1989
Movie
5.9
Roar
1981
Movie
5.8
Body Parts
1991
Movie
5.1
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
Movie
6.4
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
Movie
6.5
The Doctor
1991
Movie
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
Movie
5.2
The Island
1980
Movie
4.6
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
Movie
6.7
Darling
1965
Movie
6.6
A Dry White Season
1989
Movie
6.2
Dust Devil
1992
Movie
5.4
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
Movie
6.1
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
Movie
4.2
Parker Kane
1990
Movie
6.1
The Comedians
1967
Shows (13)
Show
7.4
Law & Order
1990
Show
8.4
The X-Files
1993
Show
7.9
Monk
2002
Show
8.3
The West Wing
1999
Show
7.5
Knight Rider
1982
Show
8.0
Oz
1997
Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
Show
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Show
7.0
A Different World
1987
Show
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Show
6.9
Dream On
1990
Show
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Show
8.0
Story Parade
1964