Brock Peters

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-07-02

Deathday 2005-08-23 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Broc Peters, George Fisher, Brock G. Peters, Брок Петерс, Брок Питерс

Brock Peters

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.

Known For

Actor

2002
2002
2001
2001
The Legend of Tarzan

as Usula (voice)

2001
Samurai Jack

as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)

2000
Static Shock

as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)

1998
Park Day

as Heseeit Turner

1998
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)

1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Jomo (voice)

1997
Spicy City

as Bird (voice)

1997
Johnny Bravo

as Chronos (voice)

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

as Walter Williams

1996
The Pretender

as Henry Cockran

1996
1994
Cosmic Slop

as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as The Pool (voice)

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as Snorch's Voicebox (voice)

1993
1993
1992
1992
The Secret

as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III

1992
Highway Heartbreaker

as Bert Quinn

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Lucius Fox (voice)

1991
1991
1991
Pacific Station

as Ray Taylor

1991
The Pirates of Dark Water

as Bloth (voice)

1989
Polly

as Mr. Pendergast

1988
To Heal a Nation

as Paul Turner

1988
Broken Angel

as Sgt. Mercurio

1987
DuckTales

as Druid (voice)

1986
Samson and Delilah

as Priest (voice)

1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

as Admiral Cartwright

1985
1985
Galtar and the Golden Lance

as Tormack (voice)

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Thornton Bentley

1983
A Caribbean Mystery

as Dr. Graham

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Guest Interviewee

1978
Battlestar Galactica

as Chief Opposer Solon

1978
Black Beauty

as Mr. Carmichael

1977
SST: Death Flight

as Dr. Ralph Therman

1977
Seventh Avenue

as Sgt. Rollins

1976
1975
Mahalia

as Narrator

1975
Framed

as Sam Perry

1974
Lost in the Stars

as Stephen Kumalo

1974
Tight as a Drum

as Bill Evans

1973
1973
Soylent Green

as Chief Hatcher

1972
Black Girl

as Earl

1972
The Streets of San Francisco

as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes

1970
Jack Johnson

as Jack Johnson (voice)

1970
The McMasters

as Benjie

1970
Night Gallery

as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")

1968
Ace High

as Thomas

1968
P.J.

as Waterpark

1968
Daring Game

as Jonah

1968
The Mod Squad

as Johnny Pell

1967
The Incident

as Arnold Robinson

1967
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Walter DuBruis

1966
1965
The Pawnbroker

as Rodriguez

1965
Major Dundee

as Aesop

1965
The Trials of O'Brien

as Isadore Jaconey

1965
Run for Your Life

as Lieutenant Wallace

1964
Daniel Boone

as Pompey

1963
Heavens Above!

as Matthew Robinson

1963
The Great Adventure

as Joe Bailey

1962
To Kill a Mockingbird

as Tom Robinson

1962
1959
Porgy and Bess

as Crowne

1959
1959
Rawhide

as Phinn Harper

1956
Bloomer Girl

as Alexander

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1955
Gunsmoke

as Cato

1955
Gunsmoke

as Jesse Dillard

1954
Carmen Jones

as Sergeant Brown

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry McCord

Producer

1963
Gone Are the Days!

as Producer