Name
Peter Brace
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-08-30
Deathday
2018-10-29 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Southwark, London, England, UK
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.
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- 1983 Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales as The Black Knight
- 1975 Tommy as Man with Knife (uncredited)
- 1958 A Night to Remember as Stoker (uncredited)
- 1948 Dick Barton: Special Agent as Henchman
- 1963 The Informers as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1966 Circus of Fear as Man in Speedboat
- 1957 Ill Met by Moonlight
- 1990 Hands of a Murderer as Hangman
- 1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Captain of the Guards
- 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again as 2nd Kidnapper
- 1963 We Joined the Navy as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
- 1967 Deadlier Than the Male as Car Park Assassin
- 1969 Some Girls Do as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
- 1990 A Ghost in Monte Carlo as Potok
- 1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Smuggler (uncredited)
- 1959 Danger Within as POW (uncredited)
- 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther as Bruno's Crony #1
- 1967 Don't Lose Your Head as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1955 The Dark Avenger as French Knight (uncredited)
- 1959 Desert Mice as Sergeant on Troopship (uncredited)
- 1973 The MacKintosh Man as Inmate (uncredited)
- 1962 Crooks Anonymous as Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)
- 1967 The Prisoner ( 1 episode ) as Guardian
- 1978 Return of the Saint ( 1 episode ) as Crewman
- 1967 The Prisoner ( 1 episode ) as Mechanic
- 1962 The Saint ( 1 episode ) as Second Russian Guard
- 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace ( 1 episode ) as Hitman
- 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace ( 1 episode ) as Gunman
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Percy Danvers (uncredited)
- 1973 Men of Affairs ( 1 episode ) as KGB Man
