Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright and acclaimed as "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" by Time magazine in 1985, he published more than thirty plays. He is best known for his political and penetrating plays opposing the system of apartheid, some of which have been adapted to film.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardMovie | Self | 80 |
| 1984 | The Killing FieldsMovie | Dr. Sundesval | 52 |
| 1982 | GandhiMovie | General Jan Christiaan Smuts | 50 |
| 1981 | A Sizwe Bansi WorkshopMovie | Himself | 49 |
| 1980 | Marigolds in AugustMovie | Paulus Olifant | 48 |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable MenMovie | Professor Skridlov | 47 |
| 1975 | ArenaSeries | — | 43 |
| 1974 | The Public's Right to KnowMovie | Self | 42 |
| 1973 | Boesman and LenaMovie | Boesman | 41 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Series | Morris | 32 |