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Hugh Keays-Byrne(1947-2020)

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Hugh Keays-Byrne
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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). 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).

Hugh has continued to work on TV, usually in smaller parts, and he is known for his performance as Mr. Stubb in the mini-TV series Moby Dick (1998) and TV series "Farscape".
BornMay 18, 1947
DiedDecember 1, 2020(73)
BornMay 18, 1947
DiedDecember 1, 2020(73)
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Hugh Keays-Byrne in TCM Remembers 2020 (2020)
Hugh Keays-Byrne and Joanne Samuel in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne and Tim Burns in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne and Tim Burns in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne and Tim Burns in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne and Geoff Parry in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, and Geoff Parry in Mad Max (1979)
David Bracks, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, and Paul Johnstone in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nick Lathouris, and Geoff Parry in Mad Max (1979)
Hugh Keays-Byrne in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Hugh Keays-Byrne in Mad Max (1979)

Known for

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road
8.1
  • Immortan Joe
  • 2015
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max
6.8
  • Toecutter
  • 1979
Emily Browning in Sleeping Beauty (2011)
Sleeping Beauty
5.3
  • Man 3
  • 2011
Gregory Peck, Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, and Piripi Waretini in Moby Dick (1998)
Moby Dick
6.4
TV Mini Series
  • Mr. Stubb

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Actor

  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Emily Browning in Sleeping Beauty (2011)
    Sleeping Beauty
  • Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
    Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
  • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
    Farscape
  • Huntsman 5.1 (1999)
    Huntsman 5.1
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999)
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • Gregory Peck, Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, and Piripi Waretini in Moby Dick (1998)
    Moby Dick
  • Asian Connection: Old Flames
  • Resistance (1992)
    Resistance
  • Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    The Blood of Heroes
  • Joe Wilson (1988)
    Joe Wilson
  • Dadah Is Death (1988)
    Dadah Is Death
  • Badlands 2005 (1988)
    Badlands 2005
  • Treasure Island (1987)
    Treasure Island
    • (voice)
  • Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
    Les Patterson Saves the World

Director

  • Resistance (1992)
    Resistance
  • Madness of Two (1982)
    Madness of Two

Additional Crew

  • Blue Fin (1978)
    Blue Fin

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Retaliate
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Retaliate
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Trailer #2
"Explosion" TV Spot
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"Explosion" TV Spot
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

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    • Facebook Fan Page
    • Mad Max Documentary Website
    • May 18, 1947
    • Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
    • December 1, 2020
    • Australia(undisclosed)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Winner of 1976 Logie Award for Outstanding Actor in Series.
  • Quotes
    It's an extraordinary thing after so much time to still be stopped in the supermarket and someone goes "Toecutter!"
    • Gruff-sounding voice

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