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.
Personal Details
Movies (36)
Chaplin
Stunts (Crew)
1992
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Stunts (Crew)
1991
Hands of a Murderer
as Hangman
1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Potok
1990
Batman
Stunts (Crew)
1989
Buster
Stunts (Crew)
1988
Highlander
Stunts (Crew)
1986
Spies Like Us
Stunts (Crew)
1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Captain of the Guards
1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Bruno's Crony #1
1983
Return of the Jedi
Stunt Double (Crew)
1983
Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales
as The Black Knight
1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Stunts (Crew)
1981
Star Wars
Stunt Double (Crew)
1977
The Stick Up
Stunt Coordinator (Crew)
1977
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as 2nd Kidnapper
1976
Tommy
as Man with Knife (uncredited)
1975
The MacKintosh Man
as Inmate (uncredited)
1973
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Stunts (Crew)
1970
Some Girls Do
as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
1969
Where Eagles Dare
Stunts (Crew)
1968
Don't Lose Your Head
as Soldier (uncredited)
1967
Deadlier Than the Male
as Car Park Assassin
1967
Circus of Fear
as Man in Speedboat
1966
The Black Torment
Fight Choreographer (Crew)
1964
The Masque of the Red Death
Stunts (Crew)
1964
The Informers
as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
1963
We Joined the Navy
as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
1963
Crooks Anonymous
as Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)
1962
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Smuggler (uncredited)
1961
Danger Within
as POW (uncredited)
1959
Desert Mice
as Sergeant on Troopship (uncredited)
1959
A Night to Remember
as Stoker (uncredited)
1958
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
The Dark Avenger
as French Knight (uncredited)
1955
Dick Barton: Special Agent
as Henchman
1948
