Brock Peters
Birthday
Jul 02, 1927
Day of Death
Aug 23, 2005 (78 years)
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.
Movies (54)
To Heal a Nation
1988
The Last Place on Earth
2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
Fearful Symmetry
1998
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Highway Heartbreaker
1992
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
1978
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Major Dundee
1965
Two-Minute Warning
1976
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
Cosmic Slop
1994
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Soylent Green
1973
The Incident
1967
TV Shows (62)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Mission: Impossible
1966
Mannix
1967
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Johnny Bravo
1997
DuckTales
1987
Samurai Jack
2001
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Rawhide
1959
The Pretender
1996
Medical Center
1969
Daniel Boone
1964
