Brock Peters
Birthday
1927/07/02
Day of death
2005/08/23 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Broc Peters, George Fisher, Brock G. Peters, Брок Петерс, Брок Питерс
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.
Acting
(1991) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright
(1962) To Kill a Mockingbird
as Tom Robinson
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Crowne
(1965) The Pawnbroker
as Rodriguez
(1983) A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Graham
(1976) Two-Minute Warning
as Paul
(1968) Ace High
as Thomas
(1973) Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher
(1991) Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Chief Speed
(1965) Major Dundee
as Aesop
(2002) The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
(1975) Framed
as Sam Perry
(1960) The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Molo
(1967) The Incident
as Arnold Robinson
(1989) Polly
as Mr. Pendergast
(1973) Slaughter's Big Rip Off
as Reynolds
(1972) Black Girl
as Earl
(1962) The L-Shaped Room
as Johnny
(1970) The McMasters
as Benjie
(1990) The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as David Motubu
(1986) Samson and Delilah
as Priest (voice)
(1981) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
(1979) The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Joe
(1992) Highway Heartbreaker
as Bert Quinn
(1998) Fearful Symmetry
as Self
(1973) A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
(1974) Lost in the Stars
as Stephen Kumalo
(1988) To Heal a Nation
as Paul Turner
(1963) Heavens Above!
as Matthew Robinson
(1968) Daring Game
as Jonah
(1977) SST: Death Flight
as Dr. Ralph Therman
(1974) Tight as a Drum
as Bill Evans
(1986) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral Cartwright
(1968) P.J.
as Waterpark
(1972) Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Berdahl
(1994) Cosmic Slop
as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
(1988) Broken Angel
as Sgt. Mercurio
(2002) The Last Place on Earth
as Jack Field
(1954) Carmen Jones
as Sergeant Brown
(1992) The Importance of Being Earnest
as Doctor Chasuble
(1985) Puss in Boots
as Ogre
(1970) Jack Johnson
as Jack Johnson (voice)
(1998) Park Day
as Heseeit Turner
(2002) 10,000 Black Men Named George
as Leon Frey
(2003) Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
(1978) The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
as Zechariah
(1975) Mahalia
as Narrator
(1956) Bloomer Girl
as Alexander
(1992) The Secret
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
(1982) A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Morris Brown
(1996) Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Thornton Bentley
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1993) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Dark Kat (voice)
(1984) Challenge of the GoBots
as ---
(2000) Static Shock
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
(1966) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as King M'Bala
(1963) The Great Adventure
as Joe Bailey
(1996) The Pretender
as Henry Cockran
(1976) The Bionic Woman
as ---
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---
(2001) The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice)
(1975) Baretta
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1991) The Commish
as ---
(1991) The Pirates of Dark Water
as Bloth (voice)
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Cato
(1982) Cagney & Lacey
as ---
(1970) Night Gallery
as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
(1966) Mission: Impossible
as Walter DuBruis
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry McCord
(1962) Sam Benedict
as ---
(1966) Felony Squad
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Phinn Harper
(1965) Run for Your Life
as Lieutenant Wallace
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Pompey
(1968) The Outcasts
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1970) McCloud
as ---
(1985) Galtar and the Golden Lance
as Tormack (voice)
(1959) Adventures in Paradise
as Nicholas
(1965) The Loner
as ---
(1967) Judd for the Defense
as ---
(1990) Gravedale High
as ---
(2001) The Legend of Tarzan
as Usula (voice)
(1996) Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Ramath (voice)
(1998) The Wild Thornberrys
as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)
(1998) The Wild Thornberrys
as Jomo (voice)
(1992) Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox (voice)
(1997) Spicy City
as Bird (voice)
(1977) Seventh Avenue
as Sgt. Rollins
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Guest Interviewee
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Jesse Dillard
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Ab Decker
(1994) Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as The Pool (voice)
(1994) Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as Snorch's Voicebox (voice)
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Ogre
(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as The Shaman (voice)
(1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Masai (voice)
(1965) The Trials of O'Brien
as Isadore Jaconey
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Johnny Pell
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Joseph Sisko
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes
(1987) DuckTales
as Druid (voice)
(1997) Johnny Bravo
as Chronos (voice)
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1978) Black Beauty
as Mr. Carmichael
(1991) Pacific Station
as Ray Taylor
(2001) Samurai Jack
as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
(1978) Battlestar Galactica
as Chief Opposer Solon
(1967) Mannix
as Sonny Carter