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
Waterworld
as Priam
Outbreak
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
The Doctor
as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
Roar
as Committee
Dad
as Dr. Chad
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dargent Peytraud
Darling
as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
Cry Freedom
as Father Kani
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Dr. Zeko
Gross Anatomy
as Dr. Banumbra
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order
as Edgar Barkley
The X-Files
as Diabria
Monk
as Tonday
The West Wing
as President Nimbala
Knight Rider
as Tsombe Kuna
Oz
as Kipekemie Jara
Starsky & Hutch
as Lord Harry
A Different World
as Marcus Mpepo
Theatre 625
as Shale
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mr. Bakoosa (voice)