Athol Fugard

1932-06-11 – 2025-03-08 (age 92)

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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.

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Athol Fugard

Known For

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984

as Dr. Sundesval

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979

as Professor Skridlov

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

1977

as Eugène Marais

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

2012

as Self

Marigolds in August

Marigolds in August

1980

as Paulus Olifant

The Road to Mecca

1991

as Rev. Marius Byleveld

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

1994

as Self (archive footage)

The Space: Theatre of Survival

The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019

as as Self(rumored)

The Public's Right to Know

The Public's Right to Know

1974

as Self

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

1981

as Himself

Boesman and Lena

1973

as Boesman