Is Bruce Spence the same character in Mad Max 2 and Thunderdome?
My opinion No. In Thunderdome neither character acknowledges each other in any way, and it seems clear therefore that Jebediah in Thunderdome is not meant to be the Gyro Captain character from Mad Max 2, otherwise we’d expect some sort of recognition between them. This is especially true when they first enter Thunderdome, and Jebediah is obviously trying to avoid Max because he has stolen his equipment, instead of going up and saying “hi” and apologising, which is what he should do if he recognises him from Mad Max 2. The end of Mad Max 2 tells that the Gyro Captain went north to live out his days, and if he did reappear somewhere else it seems the last person he’d be stealing from is Max. Bruce Spence is a distinctive and well known Australian character actor, and it makes sense that they’d want to use him again for that particular part in Thunderdome. It’s just confusing for us, given that he’s already played a different character in another film in the series! Plus Jebediah has real
