

Athol Fugard
Actor · Director · WriterHarold 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR12

The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as Self(rumored)

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

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
Self (archive footage)
- The Road to Mecca
The Road to Mecca
1991
Rev. Marius Byleveld

The Killing Fields
1984
Dr. Sundesval

Gandhi
1982
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
- A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981
Himself

Marigolds in August
1980
Paulus Olifant

Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
Professor Skridlov
- The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977
Eugène Marais

The Public's Right to Know
1974
Self
- Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
1973
Boesman
WRITER12

"Master Harold" ...and the Boys
2020
Writer

National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys
2019
Writer

Master Harold... and the Boys
2010
Theatre Play

Tsotsi
2005
Novel

Boesman and Lena
2000
Theatre Play, Writer
- The Road to Mecca
The Road to Mecca
1991
Writer

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
Author

Marigolds in August
1980
Writer
- The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977
Writer

Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
1974
Writer
- Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
1973
Writer
- Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia
1968
Writer





