Zakes Mokae

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.

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Law & Order

(1990) Edgar Barkley

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The X-Files

(1993) Diabria

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The West Wing

(1999) President Nimbala

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Knight Rider

(1982) Tsombe Kuna

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(1995) Mr. Bakoosa (voice)

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Oz

(1997) Kipekemie Jara

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Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Nominee

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Waterworld

(1995) Priam

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	N/A	Monk 2002-07-12 TV Show
1999	President Nimbala	The West Wing 1999-09-22 TV Show
1998	Sulukim	Krippendorf's Tribe 1998-02-27 Movie
1997	Kipekemie Jara	Oz 1997-07-12 TV Show
1995	Dr. Zeko	Vampire in Brooklyn 1995-10-26 Movie
	Priam	Waterworld 1995-07-28 Movie
	Mr. Bakoosa (voice)	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995-03-12 TV Show
	Dr. Benjamin Iwabi	Outbreak 1995-03-10 Movie
1994	Harding	Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story 1994-02-28 Movie
	Self	In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid 1994-02-18 Movie
1993	Library Janitor	Slaughter of the Innocents 1993-09-17 Movie
	Diabria	The X-Files 1993-09-10 TV Show
	Pee Wee	Percy & Thunder 1993-09-07 Movie
1992	Ben Mukurob	Dust Devil 1992-07-11 Movie
1991	Detective Sawchuck	Body Parts 1991-08-02 Movie
	Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)	The Doctor 1991-07-24 Movie
	Big Kathy	A Rage in Harlem 1991-05-03 Movie
1990	Edgar Barkley	Law & Order 1990-09-13 TV Show
	Kid Lightning	Parker Kane 1990-08-05 Movie
	N/A	Dream On 1990-07-08 TV Show
1989	Dr. Chad	Dad 1989-10-27 Movie
	Dr. Banumbra	Gross Anatomy 1989-10-20 Movie
	Stanley Makhaya	A Dry White Season 1989-09-20 Movie
1988	Dargent Peytraud	The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988-02-05 Movie
1987	Father Kani	Cry Freedom 1987-11-06 Movie
1985	Sam	'Master Harold'... and the Boys 1985-01-01 Movie
1983	Cap. Daventry	A Caribbean Mystery 1983-10-22 Movie
1982	Tsombe Kuna	Knight Rider 1982-09-26 TV Show
1981	Committee	Roar 1981-11-12 Movie
1980	Wescott	The Island 1980-06-13 Movie
1978	Pee Wee Spencer	One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story 1978-09-26 Movie
1976	N/A	The River Niger 1976-04-14 Movie
1975	N/A	Starsky & Hutch 1975-09-10 TV Show
1970	N/A	Fragment of Fear 1970-09-03 Movie
1968	Uncredited	Separation 1968-10-19 Movie
1967	Michel	The Comedians 1967-10-31 Movie
	Blind Man	Jemima + Johnny 1967-01-02 Movie
1965	Black Man at French Party (uncredited)	Darling 1965-08-03 Movie
1962	Steven Sitole	Dilemma 1962-10-04 Movie
1957	N/A	Dark Africa 1957-12-18 Movie
1956	Self - Nominee	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv