Biography
Peter Brace (30 August 1924 – 29 October 2018) 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
all 30
Movies 25
TV Shows 5
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
Batman (1989)
Buster (1988)
Highlander (1986)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales (1983)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Return of the Saint (1978)
Star Wars (1977)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Tommy (1975)
The Sweeney (1975)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Some Girls Do (1969)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Prisoner (1967)
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
Circus of Fear (1966)
The Black Torment (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Informers (1963)
We Joined the Navy (1963)
The Saint (1962)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-08-30
Deathday2018-10-29 (94 years old)
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