Athol Fugard

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
June 11, 1932

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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.

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Filmography

Year Movie Role
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
Year TV Show Role
1964 Theatre 625 Morris
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