Brock Peters

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-07-02 (78 years old)

Deathday

2005-08-23

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Acting

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

as Tom Robinson

1959

1965

The Pawnbroker

as Rodriguez

1983

A Caribbean Mystery

as Dr. Graham

1968

Ace High

as Thomas

1973

Soylent Green

as Chief Hatcher

1991

1965

Major Dundee

as Aesop

2002

1975

Framed

as Sam Perry

1967

The Incident

as Arnold Robinson

1989

Polly

as Mr. Pendergast

1972

Black Girl

as Earl

1962

1970

The McMasters

as Benjie

1986

Samson and Delilah

as Priest (voice)

1992

1998

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

1994

Cosmic Slop

as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')

1988

Broken Angel

as Sgt. Mercurio

2002

1954

Carmen Jones

as Sergeant Brown

1992

1985

1970

Jack Johnson

as Jack Johnson (voice)

1998

Park Day

as Heseeit Turner

1975

Mahalia

as Narrator

1956

Bloomer Girl

as Alexander

1992

The Secret

as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Walter Williams

2002

The Locket

as Henry McCord

Production

1963

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