

Zakes Mokae
Acting
August 5, 1934
Johannesburg, South Africa
September 11, 2009
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.
The Filmography


Vampire in Brooklyn

Outbreak

Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

Dust Devil

Body Parts

A Rage in Harlem

Parker Kane

Dad

Gross Anatomy

A Dry White Season

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Cry Freedom

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

A Caribbean Mystery

The Island

Separation
