Zakes Mokae
Born August 05, 1934 (Age: 91)
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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.
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.
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Filmography
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
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as Sulukim
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Age: 63
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
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as Dr. Zeko
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Age: 61
Waterworld
1995
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as Priam
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Age: 60
Outbreak
1995
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as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
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Age: 60
Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994
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as Harding
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Age: 59
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
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as Self
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Age: 59
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
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as Library Janitor
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Age: 59
Percy & Thunder
1993
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as Pee Wee
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Age: 59
Dust Devil
1992
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as Ben Mukurob
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Age: 57
Body Parts
1991
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as Detective Sawchuck
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Age: 56
The Doctor
1991
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as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
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Age: 56
A Rage in Harlem
1991
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as Big Kathy
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Age: 56
Parker Kane
1990
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as Kid Lightning
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Age: 56
Dad
1989
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as Dr. Chad
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Age: 55
Gross Anatomy
1989
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as Dr. Banumbra
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Age: 55
A Dry White Season
1989
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as Stanley Makhaya
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Age: 55
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
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as Dargent Peytraud
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Age: 53
Cry Freedom
1987
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as Father Kani
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Age: 53
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
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as Sam
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Age: 50
Roar
1981
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as Committee
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Age: 47
The Island
1980
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as Wescott
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Age: 45
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
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as Pee Wee Spencer
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Age: 44
Darling
1965
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as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Dilemma
1962
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as Steven Sitole
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Age: 28