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Zakes Mokae

Acting · Born August 5, 1934 · Johannesburg, South Africa

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 with Zakes Mokae

• Waterworld (1995) — Priam
• Outbreak (1995) — Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
• A Dry White Season (1989) — Stanley Makhaya
• Cry Freedom (1987) — Father Kani
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) — Dargent Peytraud
• Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) — Dr. Zeko
• A Rage in Harlem (1991) — Big Kathy
• Dad (1989) — Dr. Chad
• Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (1994) — Harding
• The Doctor (1991) — Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
• The Island (1980) — Wescott
• Darling (1965) — Black Man at French Party (uncredited)