Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard

6/11/1932 – 3/8/2025

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 (13 titles)

The Space: Theatre of SurvivalMovie

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as Self(rumored) · 2019

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardMovie

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Self · 2012

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid8.0Movie

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Self (archive footage) · 1994

5.5Movie

The Road to Mecca

Rev. Marius Byleveld · 1991

The Killing Fields7.5Movie

The Killing Fields

Dr. Sundesval · 1984

Gandhi7.6Movie

Gandhi

General Jan Christiaan Smuts · 1982

Movie

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

Himself · 1981

Marigolds in August8.0Movie

Marigolds in August

Paulus Olifant · 1980

Meetings with Remarkable Men6.7Movie

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Professor Skridlov · 1979

7.5Movie

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

Eugène Marais · 1977

The Public's Right to KnowMovie

The Public's Right to Know

Self · 1974

10.0Movie

Boesman and Lena

Boesman · 1973

Theatre 6257.2Show

Theatre 625

Morris · 1964