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 La caza al Octubre Rojo (1990). This exposure lead to Peck playing a series of lucrative roles as police officers in big budget productions such as El último gran héroe (1993), En la línea de fuego (1993) and returning to the Die Hard series in Duro de Matar 3: La Venganza (1995).