Stuntman and bit player Peter Brace was born 30th August 1924 in Southwark, London. He appeared in his first film in an uncredited minor part in 1947’s Holiday Camp performing a Jitterbug dance. Other films followed including Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) and the basil Radford/Naunton Wayne film It's Not Cricket (1949) – Peter Brace played the part of a Bar Patron (1st photo).
He first began performing stunts in movies in 1952 but his career as both an extra and a stuntman encompassed several decades; it includes everything from doubling Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) to performing stunts in various James Bond movies. Moreover, Brace was also an accomplished horseman and swordsman.
He appeared in dozens of films over the years, most notably; Ivanhoe (1952), Appointment in London (1953), Reach for the Sky (1956), Town on Trial (1957), Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), Quatermass 2 (1957), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) - New teacher (2nd photo), A Night to Remember (1958), Danger Within (1959), Crooks Anonymous (1962), We Joined the Navy (1962), Captain Sindbad (1963), The Sandwich Man (1966), A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), Some Girls Do (1969), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Tommy (1975), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Flash Gordon (1980) and Superman II (1980),
His stunt performances in films include Dr. No (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Casino Royale (1967), You Only Live Twice (1967), Where Eagles Dare (1968), When Eight Bells Toll (1971), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Highlander (1986), Willow (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Chaplin (1992) and Braveheart (1995)
The actor died at age 94 on 29th October 2018.
He first began performing stunts in movies in 1952 but his career as both an extra and a stuntman encompassed several decades; it includes everything from doubling Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) to performing stunts in various James Bond movies. Moreover, Brace was also an accomplished horseman and swordsman.
He appeared in dozens of films over the years, most notably; Ivanhoe (1952), Appointment in London (1953), Reach for the Sky (1956), Town on Trial (1957), Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), Quatermass 2 (1957), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) - New teacher (2nd photo), A Night to Remember (1958), Danger Within (1959), Crooks Anonymous (1962), We Joined the Navy (1962), Captain Sindbad (1963), The Sandwich Man (1966), A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), Some Girls Do (1969), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Tommy (1975), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Flash Gordon (1980) and Superman II (1980),
His stunt performances in films include Dr. No (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Casino Royale (1967), You Only Live Twice (1967), Where Eagles Dare (1968), When Eight Bells Toll (1971), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Highlander (1986), Willow (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Chaplin (1992) and Braveheart (1995)
The actor died at age 94 on 29th October 2018.
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