Born, 1929
Died, 27 March 2004

Peter Diamond As Delos in The Romans

Peter Diamond whose work enhanced several early Doctor Who episodes, most notably William Hartnell's The Romans, was a well known English stuntman. He began his career as an actor having been trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. His film career spanned over 50 years. In addition to behind the scenes work, he made many memorable on screen appearances. He was the Tusken raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in the first "Star Wars" film as well as training everyone to fight with light sabers! In the original "Highlander" film, he was the immortal who attacked Christopher Lambert in the opening parking garage scene. As stunt coordinator on "Raiders of the Lost Ark." he taught Harrison Ford how to do a screen fight. His screen credits also include a number of Hammer horror films including "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" and "The Gorgon."

Peter Diamond With Star Wars Storm Trooper.