Athol Fugard
Known for Acting
Born June 11, 1932
Died March 8, 2025
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.
Filmography
Gandhi
1982
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
The Killing Fields
1984
as Dr. Sundesval
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Professor Skridlov
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
as Self
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The Road to Mecca
1991
as Rev. Marius Byleveld
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as as Self(rumored)
The Public's Right to Know
1974
as Self
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The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977
as Eugène Marais
Marigolds in August
1980
as Paulus Olifant
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A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981
as Himself
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Boesman and Lena
1973
as Boesman