Hugh Keays-Byrne, 'Mad Max' actor, is dead

Hugh Keays-Byrne at the 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

in 2015 -

Hugh Keays-Byrne, the face of two characters in the Mad Max franchise, has died at the age of 73, his friend director Brian Trenchard-Smith announced this Wednesday on Facebook as well as the official account of the film

.

Information confirmed with a press officer by Entertainment Weekly.

“I am so sad to report that our friend Hugh Keays-Byrne died in hospital yesterday,” wrote Brian Trenchard-Smith.

A former Royal Shakespeare Company actor who moved to Australia, starred in my movie

, and achieved worldwide fame playing the role of Toecutter in

, and Immortan Joe in

 ”.

RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne 😔 It's amazing you were able to play an evil warlord so well cause you were such a kind, beautiful soul.

You will be deeply missed my friend.

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- Charlize Theron (@CharlizeAfrica) December 2, 2020

For her part, Charlize Theron paid tribute to her on Twitter.

“RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne.

It's amazing that you could have played a horrible warlord so well because you had such a good and beautiful soul.

My friend, I will miss you very much.

"

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