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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 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 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 · 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 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...
Dec 2, 2020 · The Independent reports the passing of the actor who played Toecutter and Immortan Joe in the Mad Max franchise. Keays-Byrne was a trained Shakespearean actor who moved to Australia in 1973 and worked with George Miller.
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.
