Peter Diamond (1929 – 27 March 2004) was an actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who is best remembered as probably the UK's leading stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. Perhaps his most famous appearance was as the Tusken Raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film. It is reputed he also devised and taught the cast the best way to handle lightsabers.

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  • Peter Diamond (1929 – 27 March 2004) was an actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who is best remembered as probably the UK's leading stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. Perhaps his most famous appearance was as the Tusken Raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film. It is reputed he also devised and taught the cast the best way to handle lightsabers. He also contributed to the sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. His film credits include several Carry On films, Never Let Go, From Russia with Love, ', An American Werewolf in London, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Highlander, where he played the immortal Iman Fasil. Peter Diamond's numerous TV credits include The Saint, The Avengers, Paul Temple, Last of the Summer Wine, Heartbeat, and London's Burning. He was stunt cordinator/swordmaster on the 1990 TV series Zorro and acted in three episodes, two as Sir Edmund Kendall who taught Diego de la Vega (Zorro) to swordfight, and directed eight episodes. This series was filmed in Madrid, Spain for the U.S. ABC Family channel. He was a regular contributor to Doctor Who in the 1960s, as a fight arranger and actor.
  • Peter Diamond war ein britischer Schauspieler und der wohl bekannteste Stuntman Englands. Er trat in über eintausend Film- und Fernsehproduktionen als Stuntman und Kampf-Trainer auf. Zudem bildete Diamond Stuntmen an der Royal Academy of Dramatic Art aus. Seine bekannteste Filmrolle war die einer der Sandleute, die Luke Skywalker in Krieg der Sterne (1977), dem ersten Teil der Star-Wars-Filmreihe, angriffen. Diamond arbeitete auch bei den anderen Star-Wars-Filmen der ersten Trilogie – Das Imperium schlägt zurück (1980) und Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter (1983) – mit. Bekannte andere Filmproduktionen, in denen Diamond als Stuntman mitwirkte, waren American Werewolf (1981), Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes (1981) und Highlander – Es kann nur einen geben (1986). Diamond trat zudem mehrmals als Schauspieler und Stuntman in der Fernsehserie Doctor Who auf.
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  • Peter Diamond as '''Iman Fasil''' in '' Highlander''
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  • Peter Diamond (1929 – 27 March 2004) was an actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who is best remembered as probably the UK's leading stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. Perhaps his most famous appearance was as the Tusken Raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film. It is reputed he also devised and taught the cast the best way to handle lightsabers.
  • Peter Diamond war ein britischer Schauspieler und der wohl bekannteste Stuntman Englands. Er trat in über eintausend Film- und Fernsehproduktionen als Stuntman und Kampf-Trainer auf. Zudem bildete Diamond Stuntmen an der Royal Academy of Dramatic Art aus. Seine bekannteste Filmrolle war die einer der Sandleute, die Luke Skywalker in Krieg der Sterne (1977), dem ersten Teil der Star-Wars-Filmreihe, angriffen.
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