Brock Peters
Acting
Born 1927-07-02 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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
1962 · Movie
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Movie
Soylent Green
1973 · Movie
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · Movie
Bloomer Girl
1956 · Movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002 · Movie
Major Dundee
1965 · Movie
Park Day
1998 · Movie
The Secret
1992 · Movie
The Incident
1967 · Movie
Ace High
1968 · Movie
The Pawnbroker
1965 · Movie
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Movie
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003 · Movie
You Must Remember This
1992 · Movie
Polly
1989 · Movie
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972 · Movie
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 · Movie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981 · Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992 · Movie
Framed
1975 · Movie
A Caribbean Mystery
1983 · Movie
The L-Shaped Room
1962 · Movie
Two-Minute Warning
1976 · Movie
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979 · Movie
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · Movie
Heavens Above!
1963 · Movie
Broken Angel
1988 · Movie
Carmen Jones
1954 · Movie
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 · Movie
Black Girl
1972 · Movie
Lost in the Stars
1974 · Movie
To Heal a Nation
1988 · Movie
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991 · Movie
SST: Death Flight
1978 · Movie
Daring Game
1968 · Movie
P.J.
1968 · Movie
Cosmic Slop
1994 · Movie
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Movie
The Locket
2002 · Movie
The Last Place on Earth
2002 · Movie
Jack Johnson
1970 · Movie
The McMasters
1970 · Movie
Samson and Delilah
1986 · Movie
Highway Heartbreaker
1992 · Movie
Fearful Symmetry
1998 · Movie
Puss in Boots
1985 · Movie
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002 · Movie
Tight as a Drum
1974 · Movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960 · Movie
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978 · Movie
Mahalia
1975 · Movie