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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

6.8

Hangman

Hands of a Murderer

1990

5.7

Potok

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

6.4

Gunman

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

6.4

Hitman

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

5.3

Captain of the Guards

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

0.0

The Black Knight

Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

1983

7.0

Crewman

Return of the Saint

1978

6.9

2nd Kidnapper

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

6.5

Man with Knife (uncredited)

Tommy

1975

5.9

Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)

Some Girls Do

1969

Credits

Hands of a Murderer

as Hangman

1990

6.8

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

as Potok

1990

5.7

Dempsey and Makepeace

as Gunman

1985

6.4

Dempsey and Makepeace

as Hitman

1985

6.4

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as Captain of the Guards

1984

5.3

Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

as The Black Knight

1983

0.0

Return of the Saint

as Crewman

1978

7.0

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as 2nd Kidnapper

1976

6.9

Tommy

as Man with Knife (uncredited)

1975

6.5

Some Girls Do

as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)

1969

5.9

The Prisoner

as Guardian

1967

7.7

The Prisoner

as Mechanic

1967

7.7

Deadlier Than the Male

as Car Park Assassin

1967

5.9

Circus of Fear

as Man in Speedboat

1966

5.2

The Informers

as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)

1963

6.8

We Joined the Navy

as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)

1963

5.4

The Saint

as Second Russian Guard

1962

7.3

The Avengers

as Percy Danvers (uncredited)

1961

7.7

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Smuggler (uncredited)

1961

5.0

Danger Within

as POW (uncredited)

1959

6.2

A Night to Remember

as Stoker (uncredited)

1958

7.6

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

6.1

Dick Barton: Special Agent

as Henchman

1948

3.4