ACTOR

Hugh Keays-Byrne

1947 - 2020

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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. After emigrating to Australia in 1973, he established himself as a supporting actor in action and thriller films like Stone and The Man from Hong Kong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Keays-Byrne has received more than 3,603,576 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hugh Keays-Byrne is the 2,386th most popular actor (down from 1,537th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugh Keays-Byrne ranks 2,386 out of 13,578. Before him are Lam Ching-ying, Meryem Uzerli, Leopoldo Trieste, Sarah Paulson, Michael Ballhaus, and Leo McKern. After him are Bob Peck, Hiam Abbass, Robert Foxworth, Michael Richards, Faye Wong, and Darlene Conley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Hugh Keays-Byrne ranks 273. Before him are Jozef De Kesel, Peter Senge, Tim Buckley, Carlos Lopes, David Chiang, and Jean Echenoz. After him are Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Joe Morton, Ann Hui, Adam Cheng, Martin Winterkorn, and Michael McKean. Among people deceased in 2020, Hugh Keays-Byrne ranks 219. Before him are Daria Nicolodi, Mad Mike Hoare, Lee Konitz, Orson Bean, McCoy Tyner, and Milton Glaser. After him are Robert Shavlakadze, Marian Jaworski, Ernesto Brambilla, Alex Olmedo, Idir, and Robert Fisk.

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Television and Movie Roles

Mad Max: Fury Road
Immortan Joe
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.
May 13th 20157.617 / 10
Mad Max
Toecutter
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.
Apr 12th 19796.7 / 10
Farscape
Grunchlk
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
7.9 / 10