Brock Peters
Born July 2, 1927 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Soylent Green
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Major Dundee
Ace High
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Ghosts of Mississippi
Carmen Jones
The Pawnbroker
Two-Minute Warning
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
The Incident
The L-Shaped Room
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
You Must Remember This
10,000 Black Men Named George
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Last Place on Earth
To Heal a Nation
P.J.
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
A Caribbean Mystery
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
The McMasters
SST: Death Flight
The Locket
Cosmic Slop
Lost in the Stars
Polly
Heavens Above!
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Porgy and Bess
Daring Game
Tight as a Drum
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
Park Day
Framed
Samson and Delilah
Black Girl
Jack Johnson
The Importance of Being Earnest
Broken Angel
Highway Heartbreaker
Fearful Symmetry
Bloomer Girl
Puss in Boots
The Devils' Coach
The Secret
Mahalia
TV Shows
The Merv Griffin Show
Quincy, M.E.
Mission: Impossible
Magnum, P.I.
Tony Awards
Batman: The Animated Series
Cagney & Lacey
Daniel Boone
The Pretender
Johnny Bravo
Medical Center
The Wild Thornberrys
Rawhide
Samurai Jack
DuckTales
Gunsmoke
Run for Your Life
The Streets of San Francisco
McCloud
Static Shock
Night Gallery
Baretta
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The Commish
Adventures in Paradise
Police Story
The Mod Squad
Faerie Tale Theatre
Judd, for the Defense
Felony Squad
The Bionic Woman
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The Loner
The Legend of Tarzan
Battlestar Galactica
Sam Benedict
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
The Great Adventure
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Roots: The Next Generations
Challenge of the GoBots
The Outcasts
The Wonderful World of Disney
Gravedale High
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
The Pirates of Dark Water
The Trials of O'Brien
Spicy City
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Pacific Station
Black Beauty
