Personal Info
Birth date
1924-08-30 (100 Years)
Day of death
2018-10-29
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Southwark, London, England, UK
Also known as
-Peter Brace
Biography
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
The Avengers
7.734
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).The Saint
7.3
Overview:
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.The Sweeney
7.739
Overview:
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.Return of the Saint
7
Overview:
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.Star Wars
8.205
Overview:
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.The Prisoner
7.735
Overview:
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.Dempsey and Makepeace
6.4
Overview:
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.924
Overview:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.Return of the Jedi
7.903
Overview:
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.Batman
7.234
Overview:
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
6.9
Overview:
Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.Highlander
6.879
Overview:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.Where Eagles Dare
7.515
Overview:
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.Chaplin
7.437
Overview:
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.Spies Like Us
6.178
Overview:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.A Night to Remember
7.648
Overview:
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.The Pink Panther Strikes Again
6.858
Overview:
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.Tommy
6.513
Overview:
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.Taste the Blood of Dracula
6.1
Overview:
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.Buster
5.6
Overview:
Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.The Masque of the Red Death
6.592
Overview:
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.Some Girls Do
5.9
Overview:
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date.Deadlier Than the Male
5.9
Overview:
British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.Danger Within
6.2
Overview:
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.Ill Met by Moonlight
6.1
Overview:
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
5.25
Overview:
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and his band of merry men can save him...for a small fee, of course.The Informers
6.8
Overview:
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to the culprits, they set up a blackmail scheme to warn him off. But when the crooks begin to fall out with each other, the police learn the truth.Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5
Overview:
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).A Ghost in Monte Carlo
5.7
Overview:
A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mistral's mother, who died in childbirth. But when an unscrupulous blackmailer and a rapacious Rajah enter the plot, the growing attraction between Lord and convent girl becomes yet more fraught with Danger.Acting
1990Hands of a Murderer as Hangman
1990A Ghost in Monte Carlo as Potok
1985Dempsey and Makepeace (1, 1 Episode) as Hitman, Gunman
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Captain of the Guards
1983Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales as The Black Knight
1978Return of the Saint (1 Episode) as Crewman
1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again as 2nd Kidnapper
1975Tommy as Man with Knife (uncredited)
1969Some Girls Do as Petersen Bodyguard (uncredited)
1967The Prisoner (1, 1 Episode) as Guardian, Mechanic
1967Deadlier Than the Male as Car Park Assassin
1966Circus of Fear as Man in Speedboat
1963The Informers as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)
1963We Joined the Navy as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
1962The Saint (1 Episode) as Second Russian Guard
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as Percy Danvers (uncredited)
1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Smuggler (uncredited)
1959Danger Within as POW (uncredited)
1958A Night to Remember as Stoker (uncredited)
1957Ill Met by Moonlight as Unknown
1948Dick Barton: Special Agent as Henchman
Crew
1992Chaplin ... Stunts
1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ... Stunts
1990A Ghost in Monte Carlo ... Stunt Coordinator
1989Batman ... Stunts
1988Buster ... Stunts
1986Highlander ... Stunts
1985Spies Like Us ... Stunts
1983Return of the Jedi ... Stunt Double
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark ... Stunts
1977Star Wars ... Stunt Double
1975The Sweeney (2 Episodes) ... Stunts
1970Taste the Blood of Dracula ... Stunts
1968Where Eagles Dare ... Stunts
1964The Black Torment ... Fight Choreographer
1964The Masque of the Red Death ... Stunts