Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard

Known for

Acting

Born

June 11, 1932

Died

March 8, 2025 (aged 92)

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.

Best known work

Gandhi
Gandhi
1982
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
1984
Tsotsi
Tsotsi
2005
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
Master Harold... and the Boys
Master Harold... and the Boys
2010
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
2000
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977

Filmography

  1. 2020

    "Master Harold" ...and the Boys

    Writer

  2. 2019

  3. 2019

  4. 2012

  5. 2010

  6. 2005

    Tsotsi

    Novel

  7. 2000

    Boesman and Lena

    Theatre Play, Writer

  8. 1994

  9. 1991

    The Road to Mecca

    as Rev. Marius Byleveld, Director, Writer

  10. 1985

  11. 1984

    The Killing Fields

    as Dr. Sundesval

  12. 1982

    Gandhi

    as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

  13. 1981

  14. 1980

    Marigolds in August

    as Paulus Olifant, Writer

  15. 1979

    Meetings with Remarkable Men

    as Professor Skridlov

  16. 1977

  17. 1974

  18. 1974

    PlayhouseTV

    Writer

  19. 1974

  20. 1973

    Boesman and Lena

    as Boesman, Writer

  21. 1968

  22. 1965

  23. 1964

    Theatre 625TV

    as Morris (1 episode), Writer

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