Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 5, 1934
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Also Known As
- Закес Мокае
Zakes Mokae
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.
Known For - Movies
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Waterworld
as Priam
A Dry White Season
as Stanley Makhaya
Roar
as Committee
Dad
as Dr. Chad
Dust Devil
as Ben Mukurob
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
Darling
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
