Peter Brace
Born: 1924-08-30 in Southwark, London, England, UK
Died: 2018-10-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1992
- Chaplin ... (Stunts)
1991
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ... (Stunts)
1990
- A Ghost in Monte Carlo as Potok
- Hands of a Murderer as Hangman
1989
- Batman ... (Stunts)
1988
- Buster ... (Stunts)
1986
- Highlander ... (Stunts)
1985
- Dempsey and Makepeace as Hitman
- Spies Like Us ... (Stunts)
1984
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Captain of the Guards
1983
- Return of the Jedi ... (Stunt Double)
- Curse of the Pink Panther as Bruno's Crony #1
- Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales as The Black Knight
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark ... (Stunts)
1978
- Return of the Saint as Crewman
1977
- Star Wars ... (Stunt Double)
- The Stick Up ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1976
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again as 2nd Kidnapper
1975
- The Sweeney ... (Stunts)
- Tommy as Man with Knife (uncredited)
1973
- Men of Affairs as KGB Man
- The MacKintosh Man as Inmate (uncredited)
1970
- Taste the Blood of Dracula ... (Stunts)
1969
- Some Girls Do as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
1968
- Where Eagles Dare ... (Stunts)
1967
- The Prisoner as Guardian
- Deadlier Than the Male as Car Park Assassin
- Don't Lose Your Head as Soldier (uncredited)
1966
- Circus of Fear as Man in Speedboat
- Rome Sweet Home as Spartacus
1964
- The Masque of the Red Death ... (Stunts)
- The Black Torment ... (Fight Choreographer)
1963
- We Joined the Navy as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
- The Informers as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
1962
- The Saint as Second Russian Guard
- Crooks Anonymous as Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)
1961
- The Avengers as Percy Danvers (uncredited)
- Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Smuggler (uncredited)
1959
- Danger Within as POW (uncredited)
- Desert Mice as Sergeant on Troopship (uncredited)
1958
- A Night to Remember as Stoker (uncredited)
1957
1955
- The Dark Avenger as French Knight (uncredited)
1948
- Dick Barton: Special Agent as Henchman