<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kjell Nilsson </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 19 December, 1949 Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Who played lord humungus in the road warrior