
Acting
Born August 5, 1934 · Johannesburg, South Africa
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.

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998

Vampire in Brooklyn
1995

Waterworld
1995

Outbreak
1995

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994

Slaughter of the Innocents
1993

Percy & Thunder
1993

Dust Devil
1992

Body Parts
1991

The Doctor
1991

A Rage in Harlem
1991

Parker Kane
1990

Dad
1989

Gross Anatomy
1989

A Dry White Season
1989

The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988

Cry Freedom
1987

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985

A Caribbean Mystery
1983

Roar
1981

The Island
1980

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978

The River Niger
1976

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970

Fragment of Fear
1970

Separation
1968

The Comedians
1967

Jemima + Johnny
1966

Darling
1965

Dilemma
1962
Dark Africa
1957