Overview
- The family announced on Facebook that Nilsson stopped dialysis on the preceding Sunday and passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, July 2, at his home in Queensland, Australia with his sons present.
- He had been treated for end‑stage kidney disease for about four and a half years and was receiving dialysis three times a week before choosing to discontinue treatment.
- Nilsson began as an Olympic‑class weightlifter, moved to Australia in 1980 to coach athletes for the Moscow Games, and was cast soon after as the masked villain Lord Humungus in Mad Max 2, a role that became a cult touchstone.
- His representative confirmed the death to media and called him a "wonderful person," while fans and industry outlets have posted tributes to his work and resilience.
- The family said a ceremony to honour his memory will be announced later and recalled that in his final days Nilsson spoke of gratitude for coaching, bodybuilding and the life he built between Sweden and Australia.