
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.
Filmography

The X-Files
1993 · 8.4

The West Wing
1999 · 8.3

Oz
1997 · 8.0
Story Parade
1964 · 8.0

Percy & Thunder
1993 · 8.0

Monk
2002 · 7.9

Knight Rider
1982 · 7.5

Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · 7.5

Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.4

The Troubleshooters
1965 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

A Different World
1987 · 7.2

Theatre 625
1964 · 7.2

ITV Playhouse
1967 · 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · 7.0

Cry Freedom
1987 · 7.0

Jemima + Johnny
1966 · 7.0

Dream On
1990 · 6.9

Darling
1965 · 6.7

A Dry White Season
1989 · 6.7

The River Niger
1976 · 6.7

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 · 6.6

Outbreak
1995 · 6.6

The Doctor
1991 · 6.5

The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 · 6.4

Dad
1989 · 6.4

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3

Dust Devil
1992 · 6.3

Waterworld
1995 · 6.2

A Caribbean Mystery
1983 · 6.2

Dilemma
1962 · 6.2

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · 6.1

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978 · 6.1

The Comedians
1967 · 6.1

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994 · 6.0

Body Parts
1991 · 5.9

Fragment of Fear
1970 · 5.9

Roar
1981 · 5.8

Gross Anatomy
1989 · 5.7

A Rage in Harlem
1991 · 5.5

Slaughter of the Innocents
1993 · 5.5

Separation
1968 · 5.4

The Island
1980 · 5.2

Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 · 5.1

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · 4.6

Parker Kane
1990 · 4.6

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · 4.2
Plays of Today
1969 · 0.0
Dark Africa
1957 · 0.0