Athol Fugard
Actor · Novel · Writer · Author
Born Jun 11, 1932
Active 1964–2025 · Awards: Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, Praemium Imperiale, Paul Robeson Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Evelyn F. Burkey Award, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
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…
Filmography
Gandhi (1982) — General Jan Christiaan SmutsThe Killing Fields (1984) — Dr. SundesvalTsotsi (2005) — NovelBoesman and Lena (1973) — Boesman · WriterMeetings with Remarkable Men (1979) — Professor SkridlovTheatre 625 (1964) — Morris · Writer'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985) — AuthorMarigolds in August (1980) — Paulus Olifant · WriterMille Miglia (1968) — WriterNational Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys (2019) — WriterThe Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977) — Eugène Marais · WriterMaster Harold... and the Boys (2010) — Theatre PlayPlayhouse (1974) — WriterBoesman and Lena (2000) — Theatre Play · WriterBBC Play of the Month (1965) — Writer"Master Harold" ...and the Boys (2020) — WriterThe Road to Mecca (1991) — Rev. Marius Byleveld · Writer · DirectorSizwe Bansi Is Dead (1974) — Writer