Peter Diamond
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- This article is about the actor. See Peter A. Diamond for the American economist.
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, From Russia with Love, Dracula: Prince Of Darkness, An American Werewolf in London, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Highlander, where he played the immortal Fasil (whom the main character, MacLeod, fights in a striking early scene that takes place in the car park of Madison Square Garden).
Peter Diamond's numerous TV credits include The Saint, The Avengers, Paul Temple, Heartbeat, and London's Burning.
He was a regular contributor to Doctor Who in the 1960s, as a fight arranger and actor.
