Emil Minty (born 1972) is an Australian jeweller and former

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Career

Minty played The Feral Kid, a

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in the 1981 film '' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior''. As an actor, he had no lines in the film. After ''Mad Max 2'', he had minor parts in '' Fluteman'' (1982) and in ''

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'' (1983). In 1990 he appeared in a few episodes of ''

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Personal life

Minty withdrew from acting when he finished school. He became a jeweller, and has worked at Chris Lewis Jewellers in Sydney's Gladesville since the early 1990s. He is a father of two.Lehmann, Megan (9 May 2015)
"From Mad Max’s feral child... to Sydney jeweller"
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Filmography

*'' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior'' (1981) - The Feral Kid *'' Fluteman'' (1982) - Toby *''

'' (1983) - Andy Marlow *''

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'' (1990) - Mat Coulson

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 394.

External links

* 1972 births Living people Australian male child actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney {{Australia-film-actor-stub