Brock Peters
Acting • Born 1927-07-02 – Died 2005-08-23
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.
Filmography
116 credits
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie • 1991
Admiral Cartwright
To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie • 1962
Tom Robinson
Porgy and Bess
Movie • 1959
Crowne
The Pawnbroker
Movie • 1965
Rodriguez
A Caribbean Mystery
Movie • 1983
Dr. Graham
Two-Minute Warning
Movie • 1976
Paul
Ace High
Movie • 1968
Thomas
Soylent Green
Movie • 1973
Chief Hatcher
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Movie • 1991
Chief Speed
Major Dundee
Movie • 1965
Aesop
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Movie • 2002
Jomo (voice)
Framed
Movie • 1975
Sam Perry
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Movie • 1960
Molo
The Incident
Movie • 1967
Arnold Robinson
Polly
Movie • 1989
Mr. Pendergast
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Movie • 1973
Reynolds
Black Girl
Movie • 1972
Earl
The L-Shaped Room
Movie • 1962
Johnny
The McMasters
Movie • 1970
Benjie
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Movie • 1990
David Motubu
Samson and Delilah
Movie • 1986
Priest (voice)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1981
Jim
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Movie • 1979
Joe
Highway Heartbreaker
Movie • 1992
Bert Quinn
Fearful Symmetry
Movie • 1998
Self
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Movie • 1973
Self
Lost in the Stars
Movie • 1974
Stephen Kumalo
To Heal a Nation
Movie • 1988
Paul Turner
Heavens Above!
Movie • 1963
Matthew Robinson
Daring Game
Movie • 1968
Jonah
SST: Death Flight
Movie • 1978
Dr. Ralph Therman
Tight as a Drum
Movie • 1974
Bill Evans
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Movie • 1986
Admiral Cartwright
P.J.
Movie • 1968
Waterpark
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Movie • 1972
Berdahl
Cosmic Slop
Movie • 1994
Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
Broken Angel
Movie • 1988
Sgt. Mercurio
The Last Place on Earth
Movie • 2002
Jack Field
Carmen Jones
Movie • 1954
Sergeant Brown
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie • 1992
Doctor Chasuble
Puss in Boots
Movie • 1985
Ogre
Jack Johnson
Movie • 1970
Jack Johnson (voice)
Park Day
Movie • 1998
Heseeit Turner
10,000 Black Men Named George
Movie • 2002
Leon Frey
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Movie • 2003
Self
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
Movie • 1978
Zechariah
Mahalia
Movie • 1975
Narrator
Bloomer Girl
Movie • 1956
Alexander
The Secret
Movie • 1992
Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Movie • 1982
Morris Brown
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Walter Williams
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
Movie • 1978
Henry
The Locket
Movie • 2002
Henry McCord
You Must Remember This
Movie • 1992
Gus
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Thornton Bentley
Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980
President Kole
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV • 1993
Dark Kat (voice)
Challenge of the GoBots
TV • 1984
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1966
King M'Bala
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
The Great Adventure
TV • 1963
Joe Bailey
The Bionic Woman
TV • 1976
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Henry Cockran
The Legend of Tarzan
TV • 2001
(voice)
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Baretta
TV • 1975
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Commish
TV • 1991
The Pirates of Dark Water
TV • 1991
Bloth (voice)
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Cato
Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Walter DuBruis
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Henry McCord
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Phinn Harper
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Lieutenant Wallace
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Pompey
The Outcasts
TV • 1968
Police Story
TV • 1973
McCloud
TV • 1970
Galtar and the Golden Lance
TV • 1985
Tormack (voice)
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Nicholas
The Loner
TV • 1965
Judd for the Defense
TV • 1967
The Legend of Tarzan
TV • 2001
Usula (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
TV • 1996
Ramath (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
TV • 1998
Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
TV • 1998
Jomo (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Lucius Fox (voice)
Spicy City
TV • 1997
Bird (voice)
Seventh Avenue
TV • 1977
Sgt. Rollins
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Guest Interviewee
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Jesse Dillard
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV • 1994
The Pool (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV • 1994
Snorch's Voicebox (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Ogre
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
The Shaman (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
Masai (voice)
The Trials of O'Brien
TV • 1965
Isadore Jaconey
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Johnny Pell
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Joseph Sisko
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes
DuckTales
TV • 1987
Druid (voice)
Johnny Bravo
TV • 1997
Chronos (voice)
Black Beauty
TV • 1978
Mr. Carmichael
Pacific Station
TV • 1991
Ray Taylor
Samurai Jack
TV • 2001
Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
TV • 1978
Chief Opposer Solon
Mannix
TV • 1967
Sonny Carter
Gravedale High
TV • 1990
Boneyard (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Sam Benedict
TV • 1962
Frank Elton
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Ab Dekker
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Mr. Pendergast