Athol Fugard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1932
- Died
- March 8, 2025
- Movies
- 21
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.
Best-Known Movies
7.6
Gandhi
1982
7.5
The Killing Fields
1984
6.7
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
6.0
Boesman and Lena
2000
8.0
Marigolds in August
1980
8.0
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
6.0
"Master Harold" ...and the Boys
2020
8.0
National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
Filmography
| 2019 | The Space: Theatre of Survival | as Self(rumored) |
| 2012 | Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard | Self |
| 1994 | In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | The Road to Mecca | Rev. Marius Byleveld |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields | Dr. Sundesval |
| 1982 | Gandhi | General Jan Christiaan Smuts |
| 1981 | A Sizwe Bansi Workshop | Himself |
| 1980 | Marigolds in August | Paulus Olifant |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | Professor Skridlov |
| 1977 | The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais | Eugène Marais |
| 1974 | The Public's Right to Know | Self |
| 1973 | Boesman and Lena | Boesman |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2020 | "Master Harold" ...and the Boys | Writer |
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys | Writer |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Writer |
| 1991 | The Road to Mecca | Director, Writer |
| 1980 | Marigolds in August | Writer |
| 1977 | The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais | Writer |
| 1974 | Sizwe Bansi Is Dead | Writer |
| 1973 | Boesman and Lena | Writer |
| 1968 | Mille Miglia | Writer |
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