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Director
Athol Fugard
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 11860
IMDb ID: nm0297538
Known for: Acting
Born: June 11, 1932
Died: March 8, 2025
Age: 92
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2020
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 7.33
Wikidata: Q601307
Frequent jobs
Writer (7)Theatre Play (2)Author (1)Novel (1)
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.
Movies
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as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Gandhi
1982 • Movie
as Dr. Sundesval
The Killing Fields
1984 • Movie
Theatre Play
Master Harold... and the Boys
2010 • Movie
Theatre Play
Boesman and Lena
2000 • Movie
Novel
Tsotsi
2005 • Movie
Writer
Marigolds in August
1980 • Movie
Author
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 • Movie
as Self
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012 • Movie
as Professor Skridlov
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979 • Movie
Writer
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
1974 • Movie
as Self
The Public's Right to Know
1974 • Movie
as as Self(rumored)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Athol Fugard.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Athol Fugard.
Writer
"Master Harold" ...and the Boys
2020 • Movie
Writer
National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys
2019 • Movie
Theatre Play
Master Harold... and the Boys
2010 • Movie
Novel
Tsotsi
2005 • Movie
Theatre Play
Boesman and Lena
2000 • Movie
Author
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 • Movie
Writer
Marigolds in August
1980 • Movie
Writer
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
1974 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Athol Fugard.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Athol Fugard.
as as Self(rumored)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 • Movie
as Self
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994 • Movie
as Dr. Sundesval
The Killing Fields
1984 • Movie
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Gandhi
1982 • Movie
as Paulus Olifant
Marigolds in August
1980 • Movie
as Professor Skridlov
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979 • Movie
as Self
The Public's Right to Know
1974 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Athol Fugard.