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