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

Gandhi

as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields

as Dr. Sundesval

Meetings with Remarkable Men

as Professor Skridlov

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

as Eugène Marais

The Road to Mecca

as Rev. Marius Byleveld

Marigolds in August

as Paulus Olifant

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

as Himself

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as as Self(rumored)

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self (archive footage)

Boesman and Lena

as Boesman