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.
Acted in 46
2000s
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1995
- 1994
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding
- 1993
Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee
- 1992
Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
- 1991
Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
- 1990
Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
1980s
- 1989
Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
- 1983
A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
The Island
Wescott
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer
- 1976
The River Niger
Movie
- 1975
- 1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Separation
Uncredited
- 1967
- 1966
Jemima + Johnny
Blind Man
- 1965
- 1964
- 1962
Dilemma
Steven Sitole
Appearances2
1990s
- 1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
