Athol Fugard
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-06-11
Day of Death
2025-03-08 (92 years old)
Athol Fugard
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
Acting
(2019)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self(rumored)
(2012)
(1994)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
The Road to Mecca
as Rev. Marius Byleveld
(1984)
The Killing Fields
as Dr. Sundesval
(1982)
Gandhi
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
(1981)
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
as Himself
(1980)
Marigolds in August
as Paulus Olifant
(1979)
Meetings with Remarkable Men
as Professor Skridlov
(1977)
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
as Eugène Marais
(1974)
The Public's Right to Know
as Self
(1973)
Boesman and Lena
as Boesman
Crew
(2020)
(2010)
Master Harold... and the Boys
Theatre Play
(2005)
Tsotsi
Novel
(2000)
Boesman and Lena
Theatre Play, Writer
(1991)
The Road to Mecca
Director, Writer
(1985)
(1980)
Marigolds in August
Writer
(1977)
(1974)
Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Writer
(1973)
Boesman and Lena
Writer
(1968)
Mille Miglia
Writer