Brock Peters
Acting
July 2, 1927
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Movies
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Soylent Green
1973
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Lost in the Stars
1974
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
The Locket
2002
The Incident
1967
Broken Angel
1988
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
The McMasters
1970
Carmen Jones
1954
Ace High
1968
Polly
1989
Bloomer Girl
1956
Heavens Above!
1963
Tight as a Drum
1974
Daring Game
1968
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
TV Shows
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Quincy, M.E.
1976
DuckTales
1987
Tony Awards
1956
Samurai Jack
2001
Mission: Impossible
1966
Mannix
1967
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Johnny Bravo
1997
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Rawhide
1959
Daniel Boone
1964
The Pretender
1996
Run for Your Life
1965
Gunsmoke
1955