Brock Peters

Personal Info

Birthday

July 2, 1927

Day of Death

2005-08-23

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Broc Peters

George Fisher

Brock G. Peters

Брок Петерс

Брок Питерс

Brock Peters

Biography

Brock Peters or Brock G. Peters (born George Fisher) 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

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Murder, She Wrote

Samurai Jack

Magnum, P.I.

Mannix

Batman: The Animated Series

Johnny Bravo

Battlestar Galactica

Filmography

2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
The Locket
as Henry McCord
10,000 Black Men Named George
as Leon Frey
The Last Place on Earth
as Jack Field
1998
Park Day
as Heseeit Turner
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams
1994
Cosmic Slop
as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
1992
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Doctor Chasuble
The Secret
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
Highway Heartbreaker
as Bert Quinn
You Must Remember This
as Gus
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Chief Speed
1990
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as David Motubu
1989
Polly
as Mr. Pendergast
1988
To Heal a Nation
as Paul Turner
Broken Angel
as Sgt. Mercurio
1986
Samson and Delilah
as Priest (voice)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral Cartwright
1985
Puss in Boots
as Ogre
1983
A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Graham
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Morris Brown
1981
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Joe
1978
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
as Zechariah
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
as Henry
1977
SST: Death Flight
as Dr. Ralph Therman
1976
Two-Minute Warning
as Paul
1975
Mahalia
as Narrator
Framed
as Sam Perry
1974
Lost in the Stars
as Stephen Kumalo
Tight as a Drum
as Bill Evans
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Reynolds
Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
1972
Black Girl
as Earl
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Berdahl
1970
Jack Johnson
as Jack Johnson (voice)
The McMasters
as Benjie
1968
Ace High
as Thomas
P.J.
as Waterpark
Daring Game
as Jonah
1967
The Incident
as Arnold Robinson
1965
The Pawnbroker
as Rodriguez
Major Dundee
as Aesop
1963
Heavens Above!
as Matthew Robinson
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Tom Robinson
The L-Shaped Room
as Johnny
1960
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Molo
1959
Porgy and Bess
as Crowne
1956
Bloomer Girl
as Alexander
1954
Carmen Jones
as Sergeant Brown