Peter Brace

Known for ActingBorn 1924-08-30Died 2018-10-29Southwark, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Star Wars

The Sweeney

Return of the Jedi

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Prisoner

The Avengers

Chaplin

A Night to Remember

Where Eagles Dare

Batman

The Saint

Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

Return of the Saint

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Men of Affairs

Highlander

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Hands of a Murderer

Dempsey and Makepeace

The Informers

Don't Lose Your Head

The Masque of the Red Death

Tommy

Spies Like Us

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Dark Avenger

Danger Within

Ill Met by Moonlight

The MacKintosh Man

Desert Mice

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Crooks Anonymous

We Joined the Navy

Buster

Deadlier Than the Male

The Black Torment

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Some Girls Do

The Stick Up

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

Circus of Fear

Curse of the Pink Panther

Dick Barton: Special Agent