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Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May 1947 – 2 December 2020) was a British-Australian actor. He began his career on stage in his native England, where he was member of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1968 and 1972.
Immortan Joe, birth name Joe Moore, is a fictional character in the Australian post-apocalyptic action film series Mad Max. The main antagonist of the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road; he is also a major character in Fury Road's companion comic series of the same name and its 2024 prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Hugh Keays-Byrne was born in 1947 in Kashmir, India. In 1973, he moved to Australia, where he began an acting career. He is a well respected theater, film and TV actor in Australia. Hugh became noticed after roles in Stone (1974), Mad Dog Morgan (1976) and The Trespassers (1976).
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, ‘Mad Max’ Actor Who Played Immortan Joe, Dies at 73. By Jordan Moreau. Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP. Hugh Keays-Byrne, who played two iconic villains in the “ Mad Max ”...
May 22, 2024 · Immortan Joe, played by actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, is a ruthless warlord who leads his gang of War Boys in battles for control over resources. Immortan Joe's downfall comes at the hands of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, leading to the liberation of his Five Wives and the disbandment of the War Boys.
In Mad Max: Fury Road, Immortan Joe is portrayed by Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who played the Toecutter in Mad Max. For the prequel film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga , the role is assumed by Lachy Hulme , who also appears as a new character, Rizzdale Pell , Keays-Byrne having passed away in 2020.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, an Australian actor best known for his role in the Mad Max franchise bringing the iconic baddie Immortan Joe to life, has died. He was 73.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor behind iconic Mad Max antagonists Toecutter and Immortan Joe, has died at the age of 73.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, the Anglo-Australian actor behind Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, died Tuesday during a hospital stay, according to his friend and former movie director Brian...
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, most known for appearing as Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road and Toecutter in the original 1979 Mad Max film, has died. He was 73.