humungus kjell pectorals lifter västra sutured län annakin weightlifters berserkers nilsson malevolence exhorting mcnichol gothenburg marauding jorma wastelands blp besiege corliss kristy scalp marauders biker wasteland pulses libelous settler pirate
who played lord humungus in the road warrior
Kjell Nilsson ( actor ) - Wikipedia Kjell Nilsson ( actor ) Jump to : navigation , search This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately , especially if potentially libelous or harmful . ( February 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) <Th_colspan="2"> Kjell Nilsson 19 December , 1949 Gothenburg , Västra Götalands län , Sweden Kjell Nilsson ( born December 19 , 1949 ) is a Swedish olympic - class weight lifter and actor . His best known role is his 1981 portrayal of `` The Humungus '' , the leader of the marauding wasteland gang in Mad Max 2 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Life and career ( edit ) Nilsson was a former olympic - class weight lifter who was born in Gothenburg , Sweden . He moved to Australia in 1980 to train Swedish athletes for the Moscow Olympics . In Australia , he met actress Kate Ferguson , and they married in Sweden . She persuaded him to return to Australia and to look for work in the Australian film industry . In the 1981 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film Mad Max 2 ( also known as Mad Max : The Road Warrior ) , he played the main antagonist `` Lord Humungus '' , the leader of a gang of marauders that besiege a settler compound in the Australian wastelands . He leads a rag - tag band of biker - berserkers , and he gives speeches to the settlers exhorting them to surrender , while utilizing psychological warfare . Time magazine 's Richard Corliss stated that in Nilsson 's portrayal , `` malevolence courses through his huge pectorals , ( and ) pulses visibly under his bald , sutured scalp . '' A year later , he appeared in The Pirate Movie ( 1982 ) , a musical and comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol . In 1984 , he had a role in the TV movie Man of Letters , and in 1987 , he played the role of a nurse in The Edge of Power . Filmography ( edit ) Mad Max 2 ( 1981 ) - Lord Humungus The Pirate Movie ( 1982 ) - Pirate The Edge of Power ( 1987 ) - Jorma References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Kjell Nilsson ( Humungus ) '' . Mad Max Movies . Jump up ^ Corliss , Richard ( May 10 , 1982 ) . `` Apocalypse ... Pow ! '' . Time . External links ( edit ) Kjell Nilsson on IMDb VIAF : 46972670 This Swedish biographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kjell_Nilsson_(actor)&oldid=821028717 '' Categories : Living people Swedish emigrants to Australia Swedish male actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male weightlifters 1949 births Swedish people stubs Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from February 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018 , at 00 : 38 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia