Acting
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Born May 18, 1947 · Kashmir, India
Died December 2, 2020 · aged 73
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 fict…
Known For
Mad Max: Fury Road · 2015Mad Max: Fury Road
★ 7.62015
MovieActionAdventure
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
Mad Max · 1979Mad Max
★ 6.71979
MovieActionThriller
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Sleeping Beauty · 2011Sleeping Beauty
★ 5.42011
MovieDramaRomance
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.
The Blood of Heroes · 1989The Blood of Heroes
★ 5.81989
MovieActionAdventure
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.
The Man from Hong Kong · 1975The Man from Hong Kong
★ 6.61975
MovieActionCrime
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
The Chain Reaction · 1980The Chain Reaction
★ 5.51980
MovieActionScience Fiction
Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
Where the Green Ants Dream · 1984Where the Green Ants Dream
★ 6.91984
MovieDrama
The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.
Stone · 1974Stone
★ 6.01974
MovieActionCrime
After one of its members witnesses a political assassination, an outlaw motorbike gang becomes the target of a string of murders, prompting a cop to join their ranks to determine who is responsible.
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