Zakes Mokae
Actor
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.
Filmography
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi 1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko 1995
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud 1988
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani 1987
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob 1992
Darling
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited) 1965
Roar
as Committee 1981
Body Parts
as Detective Sawchuck 1991
Dad
as Dr. Chad 1989
A Dry White Season
as Stanley Makhaya 1989
The Island
as Wescott 1980
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Sulukim 1998
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited) 1991
Gross Anatomy
as Dr. Banumbra 1989
A Rage in Harlem
as Big Kathy 1991
The Comedians
as Michel 1967