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Zakes Mokae

Acting

Born August 5, 1934 · Johannesburg, South Africa

Died September 11, 2009

Also known as Закес Мокае

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Biography

Zakes Makgona Mokae was a South African stage and screen actor. He was well known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard, notably in The Blood Knot and "Master Harold"...and the Boys, the latter earning him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

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Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1982
  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1993 · nominated

Filmography29 titles

The X-Files

1993as Diabria

The West Wing

1999as President Nimbala

Monk

2002as Tonday

Oz

1997as Kipekemie Jara

Knight Rider

1982as Tsombe Kuna

Roots: The Next Generations

1979as African Minister

The River Niger

1976

Law & Order

1990as Edgar Barkley

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Lord Harry

A Different World

1987as Marcus Mpepo

Dream On

1990as U.N. Dignitary

Cry Freedom

1987as Father Kani

Darling

1965as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

A Dry White Season

1989as Stanley Makhaya

Outbreak

1995as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

The Doctor

1991as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)

Dad

1989as Dr. Chad

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988as Dargent Peytraud

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)

Dust Devil

1992as Ben Mukurob

A Caribbean Mystery

1983as Cap. Daventry

Waterworld

1995as Priam

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

1978as Pee Wee Spencer

The Comedians

1967as Michel

Body Parts

1991as Detective Sawchuck

Gross Anatomy

1989as Dr. Banumbra

The Island

1980as Wescott

Vampire in Brooklyn

1995as Dr. Zeko

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998as Sulukim