Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

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...

Known For

Waterworld

as Priam

Outbreak

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dargent Peytraud

Cast Credits

Waterworld

as Priam

Outbreak

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

Slaughter of the Innocents

as Library Janitor

Percy & Thunder

as Pee Wee

Dust Devil

as Ben Mukurob

Body Parts

as Detective Sawchuck

The Doctor

as Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)

A Rage in Harlem

as Big Kathy

Parker Kane

as Kid Lightning

Dad

as Dr. Chad

Gross Anatomy

as Dr. Banumbra

A Dry White Season

as Stanley Makhaya

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dargent Peytraud

Cry Freedom

as Father Kani

A Caribbean Mystery

as Cap. Daventry

Roar

as Committee

The Island

as Wescott

Fragment of Fear

as (uncredited)

Separation

as Uncredited

The Comedians

as Michel

Jemima + Johnny

as Blind Man

Darling

as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

Dilemma

as Steven Sitole