“I don’t know why the thought occurred to me, I’m travelling along in the ute, the crash bike on the back and I was singing this song. Bisley said director George Miller was aware he and Gibson were close when he cast them as mates in Mad Max.“He had come to see some of the graduate productions for our third year,” he explains. ‘It was Mercutio on wheels’, says Bisley, in reference to Romeo's best friend in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.. Fan favourite: Mad Max actor Hugh (pictured) signed autographs for fans By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia. In this excerpt from an oral history interview with actor Steve Bisley, he talks about playing the role of Jim Goose in Mad Max (1979). In their second year at NIDA, Gibson and Bisley were both cast in low-budget surfing film Summer City. “I do get to Perth and Rebecca comes over here as well, so we criss-cross this country.”Supanova is on Friday to Sunday at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. “George Miller contacted me while they were editing the film and said where can we get the copyright for the song and I said, ‘It’s something my grandmother use to sing, I don’t know if there is any copyright on it’.”But it’s not only his roles in Mad Max that the veteran actor gets asked about, his fans also want to talk about 90s TV series Water Rats and Police Rescue. Although I didn’t do the stunts, we did a lot of stuff that these days actors wouldn’t be allowed to do given the safety regulations.”Mad Max was released to a mixed reception including being banned in New Zealand and Sweden and dubbed for release in the US. 1:54. We were just given a script and had to audition along with a lot of other guys.”Even though he had motorcycle skills, luckily Bisley wasn’t expected to do his own hair-raising stunts. Details at supanova.com.au Mel Gibson as Max & Steve Bisley as Jim Goose in Mad Max “It’s crazy, isn’t it?” says Steve Bisley when STACK asks if it feels like 40 years since Mad Max first hit cinema and drive-in screens. “I would like to see it one day just for a laugh.”To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film’s release, Bisley is coming to WA for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming expo, along with Mad Max co-star Hugh Keays-Byrne aka Toecutter. In 1977, actors Mel Gibson and Steve Bisley took the fast road into dream jobs after they graduated. “Gordon Farkas what a guy.”There’s another reason Bisley is keen to head west, his partner is Rebecca Anderson, events manager at the Art Gallery of WA.“We’ve been conducting this long-distance relationship for about five years,” he said. Mad Max actors Steve Bisley, 67, and Hugh Keays-Byrne, 71, serve as guests of honour at Supanova to celebrate the iconic film's 40th anniversary. “I think when it was released in the UK, it was the American version, somebody said, ‘You just sound like a Montana cowboy in it’,” he laughed. “There’s never been a real forum where the fans could get together,” Bisley said. Popular Australian actor born in New South Wales, whose earlier film work typified the "Aussie ... Born: December 26 ... Mad Max … We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupTrump tours violence-ravaged Kenosha and calls rioters 'domestic terrorists' then praises cops and says they shouldn't be demonized for 'choking' despite anger over Jacob Blake's shooting Donald Trump calls Matt Drudge 'Fake News' for reporting claims he had a mini-stroke and suggesting he was dragging his leg - and demands CNN fire Bill Clinton's press secretary as a pundit for asking about his healthMen with waists over 40 inches are 35% more likely to die of prostate cancer, study finds as scientists warn belly fat is the most 'dangerous' kindTrump administration blocks ALL evictions nationwide until the end of the year: Government's sweeping order to stop the spread of COVID will protect 43 million renters Nexstar's new prime time show NewsNation launches tonight with a three-hour broadcast of 'news without the bias' from WGN America newsroom in Chicago'I Like To Move It' DJ Erick Morillo is found dead at 49 - three weeks after he was arrested following claims from a fellow DJ that he raped her last year 'He's the biggest craps player ever!'