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Zakes Mokae

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Johannesburg, South Africa on 5th August 1934

Died

11th September 2009

All Credits

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Law & Order
Edgar Barkley
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Monk
Tonday
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The X-Files
Diabria
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Knight Rider
Tsombe Kuna
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The West Wing
President Nimbala
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Oz
Kipekemie Jara
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A Different World
Marcus Mpepo
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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Bakoosa (voice)
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Starsky & Hutch
Lord Harry
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Roots: The Next Generations
African Minister
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Dream On
U.N. Dignitary
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Waterworld
Priam
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Outbreak
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
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Darling
Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
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Story Parade
Nathaniel
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Vampire in Brooklyn
Dr. Zeko
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dargent Peytraud
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Roar
Committee
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Krippendorf's Tribe
Sulukim
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Cry Freedom
Father Kani
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Dad
Dr. Chad
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A Dry White Season
Stanley Makhaya
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The Doctor
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
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The Island
Wescott
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Dust Devil
Ben Mukurob
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Body Parts
Detective Sawchuck
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Parker Kane
Kid Lightning
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Gross Anatomy
Dr. Banumbra
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A Caribbean Mystery
Cap. Daventry
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mugger (uncredited)
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A Rage in Harlem
Big Kathy
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Slaughter of the Innocents
Library Janitor
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The River Niger
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The Comedians
Michel
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Fragment of Fear
(uncredited)
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Percy & Thunder
Pee Wee
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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Pee Wee Spencer
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Jemima + Johnny
Blind Man
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Separation
Uncredited
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'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Sam
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Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
Harding
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Dilemma
Steven Sitole
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Dark Africa
Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)