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Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Actor, Director, Other Crew

Born May 18, 1947 in Kashmir, India

Died December 2, 2020

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Hugh Keays-Byrne (May 18, 1947 – December 2, 2020) was a British-Australian actor and film director. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was best known for playing the main antagonist in two films from the Mad Max franchise: Toecutter in Mad Max (1979), and Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). He also played Toad in the 1974 biker film Stone, and Grunchlk on the science fiction series Farscape.

Keays-Byrne was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (part of the British Raj then, India now) to British parents; his family returned to Britain when India was partitioned. He began his career as a stage actor.

Keays-Byrne made his first television appearance in 1967 on the British television programme Boy Meets Girl. He was part of Peter Brook's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which toured Australia in 1973. Keays-Byrne decided to remain in Australia after the tour ended. In 1974, he acted in the TV movie Essington, then made his first film appearance in the motorcycle picture Stone (1974). This was followed by supporting roles in films like The Man from Hong Kong (1975), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The Trespassers (1976) and Snapshot (1979).

After his first starring role in the 1978 TV movie Death Train, Keays-Byrne was cast as the violent gang leader Toecutter in Mad Max (1979). Director George Miller had Keays-Byrne and the other actors for the gang travel from Sydney to Melbourne in a group on motorcycles, as there was no money for airplane tickets. In an early international print of the film, Keays-Byrne was dubbed with a bad American accent, which Miller later regretted.

Keays-Byrne then continued to act in post-apocalyptic and science fiction films like The Chain Reaction (1980), Strikebound (1984), Starship (1985) and The Blood of Heroes (1989). In 1992, he made his directorial debut and acted in the film Resistance. He also appeared in TV miniseries adaptations of Moby Dick (1998) and Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1999).

Keays-Byrne played Grunchlk in the science fiction television series Farscape (1999–2003) and its conclusion Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). George Miller also cast him as the Martian Manhunter in the planned 2009 movie Justice League: Mortal.

Keays-Byrne returned to the Mad Max franchise in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road as the main villain Immortan Joe. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning 6, and Keays-Byrne was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.

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Moby Dick Trailer

Mad Max (1979) Mel Gibson Talks Dangerous Stunts HD

I Am the Nightrider

Extended Preview

Mad Max Trilogy | "The Nightrider" Scene | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Mad Max Trilogy | "Hacksaw" Scene | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Mad Max (1/2) Explosive Crash - Mel Gibson HD

Mad Max (2/2) Max vs. Biker Gang - Mel Gibson HD

Mad Max (1979) Mel Gibson Discusses Getting the Role of Max HD

MAD MAX (1980) | Opening Chase Scene | MGM

Mad Max Official Trailer #2 - Mel Gibson Movie (1979) HD

The Man From Hong Kong (1975) - Trailer

Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE MAN FROM HONG KONG

The Man from Hong Kong - Trailer (1975)

THE MAN FROM HONG KONG Trailer [1975]

Stone (1974) Roadshow Home Video Australia Trailer

Stone (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

Filmography

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Year

TCM Remembers 2020 Poster

TCM Remembers 2020 TV Special2020Self

The Making of 'The Man from Hong Kong' Poster

The Making of 'The Man from Hong Kong' Video2016Self - Actor on 'The Man from Hong Kong'

Fury on Four Wheels Poster

Fury on Four Wheels Video2015Self

Mad Max: Fury Road Poster

Mad Max: Fury Road Feature Film2015Immortan Joe

Road Fury: The Tools of the Wasteland Poster

Road Fury: The Tools of the Wasteland Documentary2015Self

The Madness of Max Poster

The Madness of Max Documentary2015The Toecutter

Kapow! TV Series2012Self

Sleeping Beauty Poster

Sleeping Beauty Feature Film2011Man 3

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Poster

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Mini-Series2004Grunchlk

Farscape Poster

Farscape TV Series1999Grunchlk

Huntsman 5.1 Poster

Huntsman 5.1 Feature Film1999Bain

Journey to the Center of the Earth Poster

Journey to the Center of the Earth Mini-Series1999McNiff

Stone Forever Poster

Stone Forever Documentary1999Self

Moby Dick Poster

Moby Dick Mini-Series1998Mr. Stubb

Asian Connection: Old Flames TV Movie1995Bob Lantos

Resistance Poster

Resistance Feature Film1992Peter

Power in the Pacific TV Series1990Narrator

The Blood of Heroes Poster

The Blood of Heroes Feature Film1989Lord Vlle

Badlands 2005 Poster

Badlands 2005 TV Movie1988Moondance

Dadah Is Death Poster

Dadah Is Death TV Movie1988Hammed

Joe Wilson Poster

Joe Wilson Mini-Series1988Bob Galletley

Dangerfreaks Poster

Dangerfreaks Documentary1987Morrie Grosse

Les Patterson Saves the World Poster

Les Patterson Saves the World Feature Film1987Inspector Farouk

Treasure Island Poster

Treasure Island TV Movie1987

For Love Alone Poster

For Love Alone Feature Film1986Andrew

Kangaroo Poster

Kangaroo Feature Film1986Kangaroo

Burke & Wills Poster

Burke & Wills Feature Film1985Ambrose Kyte

Lorca and the Outlaws Poster

Lorca and the Outlaws Feature Film1984Danny

Runaway Island Poster

Runaway Island TV Series1984Lucas the Ratter

Strikebound Poster

Strikebound Feature Film1984Idris Williams

Water Babies Poster

Water Babies Documentary1984Narrator

Where the Green Ants Dream Poster

Where the Green Ants Dream Feature Film1984Mining Executive

Five Mile Creek Poster

Five Mile Creek TV Series1983Bill Curruthers

Drought Documentary1982Narrator

Ginger Meggs Poster

Ginger Meggs Feature Film1982Captain Hook

Going Down Poster

Going Down Feature Film1982Bottom, the biker

Runaway Island TV Movie1982Lucas the Ratter

Secret Valley Poster

Secret Valley TV Series1982William Wopper

The Chain Reaction Poster

The Chain Reaction Feature Film1980Eagle

The Chain Reaction: Deleted and Extended Scenes Video1980Eagle

Barnaby and Me Poster

Barnaby and Me TV Movie1979Huggins

Mad Max Feature Film1979Toecutter

The Day After Halloween Poster

The Day After Halloween Feature Film1979Linsey

Blue Fin Poster

Blue Fin Feature Film1978Stan

The Death Train Poster

The Death Train TV Movie1978Ted Morrow

The Tichborne Affair Poster

The Tichborne Affair TV Movie1978Tichbourne

Beyond Reasonable Doubt Poster

Beyond Reasonable Doubt Mini-Series1977Patterson

Chopper Squad Poster

Chopper Squad TV Series1977Syd Tasker

Say You Want Me TV Movie1977Harry Kirby

The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards TV Special1977Self

The Cake Man Poster

The Cake Man TV Movie1977

The Tree Short Film1977

Mad Dog Morgan Poster

Mad Dog Morgan Feature Film1976Simon

The Outsiders Poster

The Outsiders TV Series1976Doyle

The Trespassers Poster

The Trespassers Feature Film1976Frank

Ben Hall Poster

Ben Hall Mini-Series1975John Piesley

Polly Me Love TV Movie1975

The Man from Hong Kong Poster

The Man from Hong Kong Feature Film1975Det. Sgt. Morrie Grosse

The Man from Hong Kong: Premiere in Sydney, Australia Poster

The Man from Hong Kong: Premiere in Sydney, Australia Short Film1975Self - Actor in 'The Man from Hong Kong'

Essington Poster

Essington TV Movie1974

Rush TV Series1974Tim Thomas

Stone Feature Film1974Toad

The Making of 'Stone' Documentary1974Self

Bellbird Poster

Bellbird TV Series1967

Boy Meets Girl Poster

Boy Meets Girl TV Series1967Leslie

Director

2

Type

Year

Resistance Poster

Resistance Feature Film1992

Madness of Two Poster

Madness of Two TV Movie1982

Thanks

1

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Poster

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Feature Film2024

Other Crew

1

Blue Fin Poster

Blue Fin Feature Film1978

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