Anthony Peck(1947-1996)

According to director John McTiernan in his DVD commentary for Piège de cristal (1988) when he met Peck was working as a waiter in between roles. He cast Peck as one of the cops in Piège de cristal (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 À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge (1990). This exposure lead to Peck playing a series of lucrative roles as police officers in big budget productions such as Le dernier des héros (1993), Sur la ligne de feu (1993) and returning to the Die Hard series in Marche ou crève: Vengeance définitive (1995).