Peter Brace
Peter Brace was a British film actor and stunt performer who worked alongside actors like Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Richard Burton and Michael Caine in a career that lasted nearly half a century and took in more than 100 credits on the big and small screen.
Brace was born at Southwark in south-east London.
He made his film debut at the age of 23 in Ken Annakin's Holiday Camp (1947). His name was unfamiliar to the general public, but his face and size (6 ft 4 in tall) made him instantly recognizable. He was a stunt performer and minor actor in the following James Bond films: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Casino Royale (1967) and You Only Live Twice (1967). He also acted and did stunt work in films such as Ivanhoe (1952), A Night to Remember (1958), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Star Wars (1977), Flash Gordon (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Highlander (1986), Willow (1988), Batman (1989), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Chaplin (1992) and Braveheart (1995). Brace was the stunt double for Clancy Brown (the villain Kurgan) in Highlander and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) in Star Wars.
Filme (38)
Chaplin
1992 · Stunts
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991 · Stunts
Hands of a Murderer
1990 · Hangman
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990 · Potok, Stunt Coordinator
Batman
1989 · Stunts
Buster
1988 · Stunts
Highlander
1986 · Stunts
Spies Like Us
1985 · Stunts
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 · Captain of the Guards
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 · Bruno's Crony #1
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Stunt Double
Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales
1983 · The Black Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Stunts
Star Wars
1977 · Stunt Double
The Stick Up
1977 · Stunt Coordinator
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · 2nd Kidnapper
Tommy
1975 · Man with Knife (uncredited)
The MacKintosh Man
1973 · Inmate (uncredited), Stunts
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970 · Stunts
Some Girls Do
1969 · Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Stunts
Don't Lose Your Head
1967 · Soldier (uncredited)
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Car Park Assassin
Circus of Fear
1966 · Man in Speedboat
Rome Sweet Home
1966 · Spartacus
The Black Torment
1964 · Fight Choreographer
The Masque of the Red Death
1964 · Stunts
The Informers
1963 · Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
1963 · Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Stunts
Crooks Anonymous
1962 · Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Smuggler (uncredited)
Danger Within
1959 · POW (uncredited)
Desert Mice
1959 · Sergeant on Troopship (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1958 · Stoker (uncredited)
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
The Dark Avenger
1955 · French Knight (uncredited)
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1948 · Henchman
