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

Gandhi

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields

Dr. Sundesval

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Professor Skridlov

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

Eugène Marais

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Self

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Self (archive footage)

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as Self(rumored)

The Public's Right to Know

Self