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