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Zakes Makgona Mokae (5 August 1934 – 11 September 2009) was a South African-American actor of theatre and film.
Zakes Mokae was a South African actor who starred in theater, film and TV. He collaborated with Athol Fugard and won a Tony for "Master Harold...and the Boys". He died in 2009 in Las Vegas.
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Sep 15, 2009 · Zakes Mokae, a Tony-winning South African actor whose partnership with his countryman, the playwright Athol Fugard, in plays like “The Blood Knot,” “Boesman and Lena” and “Master Harold...
Zakes Mokae was a prominent actor in Athol Fugard's plays, such as The Blood Knot and Master Harold...and the boys, and won a Tony Award in 1982. He also appeared in films that addressed the issue of Apartheid, such as Cry Freedom and A Dry White Season.
Nov 10, 2009 · South African actor who helped break the taboos of apartheid. Denis Herbstein. Tue 10 Nov 2009 13.45 EST. On a steamy evening in a rundown Johannesburg club in September 1961, two actors premiered...
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Sep 16, 2009 · Zakes Mokae, the Tony-winning South African actor best known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in such apartheid dramas as “The Blood Knot” and “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” has...
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 5, 1934, actor Zakes Mokae was initially a jazz saxophonist. Moving to England in 1961, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and became one of the most distinguished thespians in South Africa for over two decades.
