Anthony Peck(1947-1996)

According to director John McTiernan in his DVD commentary for Duro de Matar (1988) when he met Peck was working as a waiter in between roles. He cast Peck as one of the cops in Duro de Matar (1988) and was so impressed with what he was able to do with such a small role he later gave him a much larger part as a naval officer in A Caçada ao Outubro Vermelho (1990). This exposure lead to Peck playing a series of lucrative roles as police officers in big budget productions such as O Último Grande Herói (1993), Na Linha de Fogo (1993) and returning to the Die Hard series in Duro de Matar 3: A Vingança (1995).