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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.
Hugh became noticed after roles in Stone (1974), Mad Dog Morgan (1976) and The Trespassers (1976). He landed his first leading role in TV film The Death Train (1978), and year later he became internationally well-known for his role of Toecutter in highly praised apocalyptic SF film Mad Max (1979).
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 action...
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, who played two iconic villains in the “Mad Max” franchise, has died, his representative confirmed to Variety on Wednesday. He was 73.
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....
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 ...
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 has died at age 73, ET has confirmed. A rep for the actor tells ET that Keays-Byrne passed away peacefully Tuesday morning. His family has asked for privacy at this time.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor behind iconic Mad Max antagonists Toecutter and Immortan Joe, has died at the age of 73. Word of the actor's death comes from directors Ted Geoghegan and Brian ...
Dec 2, 2020 · Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who portrayed Toecutter in Mad Max then returned as a different villain in the sequel Fury Road, has died aged 73. A representative for Keays-Byrne confirmed...
