Max Phipps: Max Phipps. Actor: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Max Phipps was born on 18 November 1939 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), Nate and Hayes (1983) and Stir (1980). He died on 6 August 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.