
Athol Fugard
Known for Acting · 13 credits
- Born
- 1932-06-11
- Died
- 2025-03-08
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

Theatre 625
1964
as Morris

Gandhi
1982
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields
1984
as Dr. Sundesval

Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Professor Skridlov

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
as Self

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (12)

Gandhi
1982
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields
1984
as Dr. Sundesval

Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Professor Skridlov

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
as Self

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Marigolds in August
1980
as Paulus Olifant
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977
as Eugène Marais
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
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981
as Himself
Boesman and Lena
1973
as Boesman
About Athol Fugard
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. With 13 credits spanning from 1964 to 2019, Athol Fugard has appeared in 12 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Athol Fugard Movies
- Gandhi (1982) — as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
- The Killing Fields (1984) — as Dr. Sundesval
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) — as Professor Skridlov
- Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012) — as Self
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
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