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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.

Acting
Born 5 August 1934
Died 11 September 2009 (age 75)
Johannesburg, South Africa
50 credits

Zakes Mokae films streaming in the UK

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as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

Body Parts

1991 · ★ 5.9

as Detective Sawchuck

Zakes Mokae TV shows streaming in the UK

Selected TV credits featuring Zakes Mokae.

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · ★ 4.3

as Colonel Okpara

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Law & Order (1990) as Edgar Barkley
Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
The West Wing (1999) as President Nimbala
Monk (2002) as Tonday
The X-Files (1993) as Diabria
Knight Rider (1982) as Tsombe Kuna
Oz (1997) as Kipekemie Jara
Theatre 625 (1964) as Shale
Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Lord Harry
ITV Playhouse (1967) as Gavin Lesotho
A Different World (1987) as Marcus Mpepo
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Colonel Okpara
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as John Smith
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
Dream On (1990) as U.N. Dignitary
Waterworld (1995) as Priam
Story Parade (1964) as Nathaniel
Outbreak (1995) as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as African Minister
Dad (1989) as Dr. Chad
Roar (1981) as Committee
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) as Dargent Peytraud
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) as Dr. Zeko
Cry Freedom (1987) as Father Kani
Dust Devil (1992) as Ben Mukurob
The Island (1980) as Wescott
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (1994) as Harding
Darling (1965) as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Body Parts (1991) as Detective Sawchuck
The Doctor (1991) as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) as Sulukim
Slaughter of the Innocents (1993) as Library Janitor
Plays of Today (1969) as Nguru
A Dry White Season (1989) as Stanley Makhaya
Gross Anatomy (1989) as Dr. Banumbra
Fragment of Fear (1970) as (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem (1991) as Big Kathy
The Comedians (1967) as Michel
A Caribbean Mystery (1983) as Cap. Daventry
Parker Kane (1990) as Kid Lightning

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Selected TV credits: Law & Order (1990), Tony Awards (1956), The West Wing (1999), Monk (2002), The X-Files (1993).

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