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Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May 1947 – 2 December 2020) was a British-Australian actor. Between 1968 and 1972 he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He played the antagonist in two films from the Mad Max franchise: Toecutter in Mad Max, and Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road.
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).
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Dec 3, 2020 · Tributes have been paid to Mad Max star Hugh Keays-Byrne, who has died aged 73. The late actor played the villain Toecutter, opposite Mel Gibson, in the 1979 post-apocalyptic, dystopian...
The Anglo-Australian actor, who played Toecutter and Immortan Joe in the Mad Max films, passed away in a hospital. He was a friend and colleague of director Brian Trenchard-Smith and a stage and screen veteran.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, who portrayed Toecutter in Mad Max before returning 36 years later to play another villain for Australian director George Miller, Immortan Joe, in Mad Max: Fury Road, has died....
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Dec 2, 2020 · The actor, who played Toecutter and Immortan Joe in the franchise, passed away in a hospital on Tuesday. He also appeared in several TV shows and films, and was known for his social justice and environmental activism.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, who played Toecutter and Immortan Joe in the Mad Max franchise, passed away at 73. He was a former Royal Shakespeare Company actor and an environmental and humanitarian activist.