1995Nominee
Best Performance
Waterworld
Zakes Mokae
Actor
Johannesburg, South Africa
August 5, 1934
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.
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Critical Favorites
1995Nominee
Best Performance
Outbreak
1988Nominee
Best Performance
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Career Highlights
1995Highlight
Best Performance
Vampire in Brooklyn
1981Highlight
Best Performance
Roar
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Waterworld
Outbreak
The Serpent and the Rainbow