Athol Fugard
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1932-06-11 – 2025-03-08
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
Gandhi
1982General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Marigolds in August
1980Paulus OlifantA Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981Himself
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019as Self(rumored)
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979Professor Skridlov
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994Self (archive footage)The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977Eugène MaraisBoesman and Lena
1973BoesmanThe Road to Mecca
1991Rev. Marius Byleveld
The Killing Fields
1984Dr. Sundesval
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012Self