Brock Peters
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-07-02
- Died:
- 2005-08-23
- Place of birth:
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Brock Peters or Brock G. Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and for his role as "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. In later years, he gained recognition among Star Trek fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in Soylent Green.
Known For
Filmography
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Locket
10,000 Black Men Named George
The Last Place on Earth
The Legend of Tarzan
Samurai Jack
Static Shock
The Wild Thornberrys
Park Day
Fearful Symmetry
Spicy City
Johnny Bravo
Ghosts of Mississippi
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
The Pretender
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Cosmic Slop
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Batman: The Animated Series
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Secret
Highway Heartbreaker
You Must Remember This
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The Commish
Pacific Station
Alligator 2: The Mutation
The Pirates of Dark Water
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gravedale High
Polly
To Heal a Nation
Broken Angel
DuckTales
Samson and Delilah
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Puss in Boots
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Challenge of the GoBots
Murder, She Wrote
A Caribbean Mystery
Faerie Tale Theatre
Cagney & Lacey
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Magnum, P.I.
Roots: The Next Generations
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Battlestar Galactica
SST: Death Flight
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
Black Beauty
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
The Devils' Coach
Seventh Avenue
Two-Minute Warning
Quincy, M.E.
The Bionic Woman
Mahalia
Framed
Baretta
Lost in the Stars
Tight as a Drum
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Soylent Green
Police Story
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Black Girl
The Streets of San Francisco
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Night Gallery
Jack Johnson
The McMasters
McCloud
Medical Center
Ace High
The Mod Squad
The Outcasts
P.J.
Daring Game
The Incident
Mannix
Judd, for the Defense
Mission: Impossible
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Felony Squad
The Loner
The Trials of O'Brien
Run for Your Life
The Pawnbroker
Major Dundee
Daniel Boone
The Great Adventure
Heavens Above!
To Kill a Mockingbird
The L-Shaped Room
The Merv Griffin Show
Sam Benedict
The Mike Douglas Show
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Adventures in Paradise
Porgy and Bess
Rawhide
Bloomer Girl
Tony Awards
Gunsmoke
Carmen Jones
The Wonderful World of Disney
Hallmark Hall of Fame