Brock Peters
Actor
- Born
- July 2, 1927 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 23, 2005 (age 78)
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
To Kill a Mockingbird
December 20, 1962
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
November 26, 1986
Soylent Green
April 18, 1973
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
December 6, 1991
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
December 20, 2002
Ace High
October 2, 1968
The Pawnbroker
April 20, 1965
Major Dundee
March 15, 1965
Ghosts of Mississippi
December 20, 1996
Alligator 2: The Mutation
July 5, 1991
Two-Minute Warning
November 12, 1976
Carmen Jones
October 28, 1954
Acting55
- 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty as Self
- 2002The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Jomo (voice)
- 2002The Locket as Henry McCord
- 200210,000 Black Men Named George as Leon Frey
- 2002The Last Place on Earth as Jack Field
- 1998Park Day as Heseeit Turner
- 1998Fearful Symmetry as Self
- 1996Ghosts of Mississippi as Walter Williams
- 1994Cosmic Slop as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
- 1992The Importance of Being Earnest