Athol Fugard
Acting
Born 1932-06-11
Biography
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
Popular credits
Gandhi
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
The Killing Fields
Dr. Sundesval
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Professor Skridlov
Theatre 625
Morris
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
Eugène Marais
The Road to Mecca
Rev. Marius Byleveld
Marigolds in August
Paulus Olifant
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
Himself
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Self(rumored)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self (archive footage)
Boesman and Lena
Boesman
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Self
The Public's Right to Know
Self