Athol Fugard
Known for ActingBorn 1932-06-11 — died 2025-03-08
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (June 11, 1932 – March 8, 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely considered South Africa's foremost playwright, he is best remembered for his anti-apartheid plays such as "Master Harold"...and the Boys and Blood Knot.
Known for
The Killing Fields
1984 · as Dr. Sundesval
Gandhi
1982 · as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
The Road to Mecca
1991 · as Rev. Marius Byleveld
Marigolds in August
1980 · as Paulus Olifant
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979 · as Professor Skridlov
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977 · as Eugène Marais
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 · as as Self(rumored)
Boesman and Lena
1973 · as Boesman
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012 · as Self
The Public's Right to Know
1974 · as Self
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981 · as Himself