Athol Fugard

Acting

Born: 1932-06-11

Died: 2025-03-08

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.2

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.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Praemium Imperiale

2014

🏆 Won

Order of Ikhamanga in Silver

2005

🏆 Won

Paul Robeson Award

1997

🏆 Won

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

1986

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

1982

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

1975

🏆 Won

Evelyn F. Burkey Award

🏆 Won

star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

Athol Fugard

Biography

Awards & Nominations6 won · 2 nominated

Acting9 titles

Marigolds in August

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Gandhi

The Killing Fields

Theatre 625

Meetings with Remarkable Men

The Space: Theatre of Survival

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

The Public's Right to Know

Writing11 titles

Marigolds in August

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

Theatre 625

Playhouse

Tsotsi

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

Boesman and Lena

"Master Harold" ...and the Boys

Master Harold... and the Boys

BBC Play of the Month

Sizwe Bansi Is Dead