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Peter Brace
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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).β¦
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Peter Brace's Filmography
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Hands of a Murderer
as Hangman
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Potok
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Captain of the Guards
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Bruno's Crony #1
Owain GlyndΕ΅r - Prince of Wales
as The Black Knight
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as 2nd Kidnapper
Tommy
as Man with Knife (uncredited)
The MacKintosh Man
as Inmate (uncredited)
Some Girls Do
as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
Don't Lose Your Head
as Soldier (uncredited)
Deadlier Than the Male
as Car Park Assassin
Circus of Fear
as Man in Speedboat
Rome Sweet Home
as Spartacus
The Informers
as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
as Man in Labour Exchange (uncredited)
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Smuggler (uncredited)
Danger Within
as POW (uncredited)
Desert Mice
as Sergeant on Troopship (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
as Stoker (uncredited)
Ill Met by Moonlight
The Dark Avenger
as French Knight (uncredited)
Dick Barton: Special Agent
as Henchman