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