
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.

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Saint
TV • 1962

The Prisoner
TV • 1967

The Prisoner
TV • 1967

Dempsey and Makepeace
TV • 1985

Dempsey and Makepeace
TV • 1985

Return of the Saint
TV • 1978

Tommy
MOVIE • 1975

A Night to Remember
MOVIE • 1958

Curse of the Pink Panther
MOVIE • 1983

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
MOVIE • 1976

Danger Within
MOVIE • 1959

Crooks Anonymous
MOVIE • 1962

Ill Met by Moonlight
MOVIE • 1957

Some Girls Do
MOVIE • 1969

We Joined the Navy
MOVIE • 1963

Don't Lose Your Head
MOVIE • 1967

The Dark Avenger
MOVIE • 1955