Zakes Mokae Biography (1935-)

Born August 5, 1935, in Johannesburg, South Africa; immigrated to England, 1961, then the United States, 1969.

Nationality: South African
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: August 5, 1935; Johannesburg, South Africa

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Zachariah, Blood Knot, West End production, London, 1961
(Off-Broadway debut) Old African, Boesman and Lena, Circle in theSquare, 1969
Waiter, Fingernails as Blue as Flowers, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1971
Firs, The Cherry Orchard, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1973
Boesman and Lena, Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, RI, 1978
Steve Daniels, A Lesson from Aloes, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1980-1981
Boesman and Lena, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980
An Attempt at Flying, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1980
Sam, Master Harold ... and the boys, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1981,then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1982, later Plaza Theatre, Dallas, TX, 1983
Zachariah, The Blood Knot, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1985, then JohnGolden Theatre, New York City, 1986
M. Gerard de Villefort, The Count of Monte Cristo, John F. KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1986
Reverend Zulu, Mr. X, and Itshe, The Song of Jacob Zulu, PlymouthTheatre, New York City, 1993
Also appeared in Last Days of British Honduras, American Place Theatre; Trial of Vessay, New Dramatists, New York City; Lion and Jewel and Brother Jero, both Inglewood Playhouse, Inglewood, CA; and productions of Othello, Macbeth, Waiting for Godot, Krapp's Last Tape, Tall Maidens, No Good Friday, and The Tempest, all in Europe.
Stage Director
Directed Boesman and Lena in Canada; Angel Feathers on the Roof in Johannesburg, South Africa; I'm a Come Home Chile in London.
Film Appearances
Dilemma (also known as A World of Strangers), 1962
(Uncredited) Party guest, Darling, Embassy, 1965
Michel, The Comedians (also known as Les comediens), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
The River Niger, Cine Artists, 1976
Wescott, The Island, Universal, 1980
Committee member, Roar, 1981
Father Kani, Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987
Dargent Peytraud, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Universal, 1988
Stanley Makhaya, A Dry White Season, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1989

Dr. Banumbra, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989
Dr. Chad, Dad, Universal, 1989
Big Kathy, A Rage in Harlem, Miramax, 1991
Detective Sawchuck, Body Parts, Paramount, 1991
Ben Mukuros, Dust Devil, Miramax, 1992
Himself, In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid, 1993
Dr. Zeko, Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount, 1995
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi, Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
Priam, Waterworld, MCA/Universal, 1995
Sulukim, Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista, 1998
Also appeared in Tremor; Legends of Fear; Darkest Africa.
Television Appearances
Movies
Pee Wee Parker, One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (also known as Man of Passion), CBS, 1978
Captain Daventry, Agatha Christie's "A Caribbean Mystery" (also known as A Caribbean Mystery), CBS, 1983
Pee Wee, Percy & Thunder, TNT, 1993
Harding, Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story, Fox, 1994
Library janitor, Slaughter of Innocents, HBO, 1994
Pilots
Kid Lightning, Parker Kane, NBC, 1990
Miniseries
Roots: The Next Generation, ABC, 1979
Specials
Himself, The 36th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1982
Sam, Master Harold ... and the boys, Showtime, 1984
Voice of Mr. Bakoosa, The Valiant Little Tailor: An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series, HBO, 2001
Also appeared as Zachariah, The Blood Knot, BBC.
Episodic
Personal assistant, "The Galloping Major," Danger Man, 1964
Lord Harry, "Murder at Sea: Parts 1 & 2," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1976
Tsombe Kuna, "Goliath: Parts 1 & 2," Knight Rider, NBC, 1983
Marcus Mpepo, "Dr. Cupid," A Different World, NBC, 1988
Thomas Mambukwe, "Strangers on a Train," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), NBC, 1989
Edgar Barkley, "Wager," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
United Nations dignitary, "The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Parts 1 & 2,"Dream On, HBO, 1994
Diabria, "Teliko," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
#98J604 Kipekemie Jarra, "Animal Farm," Oz, HBO, 1998
#98J604 Kipekemie Jarra, "Escape from Oz," Oz, HBO, 1998
President Nimbala, "In This White House," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
Tonday, "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man," Monk, USA Network, 2002

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