Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 11, 1932
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.
Known For - Movies
Gandhi
as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
The Killing Fields
as Dr. Sundesval
Meetings with Remarkable Men
as Professor Skridlov
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self (archive footage)
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The Road to Mecca
as Rev. Marius Byleveld
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as as Self(rumored)
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
as Self
The Public's Right to Know
as Self
Marigolds in August
as Paulus Olifant
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The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
as Eugène Marais
