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Home/People/Athol Fugard
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Born
Jun 11, 1932Died: Mar 8, 2025
Lived 92 years
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

12
Movies
1
TV Shows
1
Directed
IMDb Profile

Athol Fugard

Acting

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.
The Space: Theatre of Survival poster

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as as Self(rumored)
2019
Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard poster

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

as Self
2012
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid poster

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Road to Mecca poster

The Road to Mecca

as Rev. Marius Byleveld
1991
The Killing Fields poster

The Killing Fields

as Dr. Sundesval
1984
Gandhi poster

Gandhi

as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
1982
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop poster

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

as Himself
1981
Marigolds in August poster

Marigolds in August

as Paulus Olifant
1980
Meetings with Remarkable Men poster

Meetings with Remarkable Men

as Professor Skridlov
1979
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais poster

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

as Eugène Marais
1977
The Public's Right to Know poster

The Public's Right to Know

as Self
1974
Boesman and Lena poster

Boesman and Lena

as Boesman
1973