Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Acting • Born 1927-07-02 – Died 2005-08-23

Acting2Harlem, 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.

Filmography

116 credits
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Movie • 1991

Admiral Cartwright

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Movie • 1962

Tom Robinson

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Movie • 1959

Crowne

The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

Movie • 1965

Rodriguez

A Caribbean Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery

Movie • 1983

Dr. Graham

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

Movie • 1976

Paul

Ace High

Ace High

Movie • 1968

Thomas

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Movie • 1973

Chief Hatcher

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Movie • 1991

Chief Speed

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Movie • 1965

Aesop

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Movie • 2002

Jomo (voice)

Framed

Framed

Movie • 1975

Sam Perry

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Movie • 1960

Molo

The Incident

The Incident

Movie • 1967

Arnold Robinson

Polly

Polly

Movie • 1989

Mr. Pendergast

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Movie • 1973

Reynolds

Black Girl

Black Girl

Movie • 1972

Earl

The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

Movie • 1962

Johnny

The McMasters

The McMasters

Movie • 1970

Benjie

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Movie • 1990

David Motubu

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Movie • 1986

Priest (voice)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Movie • 1981

Jim

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Movie • 1979

Joe

Highway Heartbreaker

Highway Heartbreaker

Movie • 1992

Bert Quinn

Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

Movie • 1998

Self

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

Movie • 1973

Self

Lost in the Stars

Lost in the Stars

Movie • 1974

Stephen Kumalo

To Heal a Nation

To Heal a Nation

Movie • 1988

Paul Turner

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

Movie • 1963

Matthew Robinson

Daring Game

Daring Game

Movie • 1968

Jonah

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

Movie • 1978

Dr. Ralph Therman

Tight as a Drum

Tight as a Drum

Movie • 1974

Bill Evans

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Movie • 1986

Admiral Cartwright

P.J.

P.J.

Movie • 1968

Waterpark

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Movie • 1972

Berdahl

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

Movie • 1994

Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')

Broken Angel

Broken Angel

Movie • 1988

Sgt. Mercurio

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth

Movie • 2002

Jack Field

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

Movie • 1954

Sergeant Brown

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie • 1992

Doctor Chasuble

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Movie • 1985

Ogre

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Movie • 1970

Jack Johnson (voice)

Park Day

Park Day

Movie • 1998

Heseeit Turner

10,000 Black Men Named George

10,000 Black Men Named George

Movie • 2002

Leon Frey

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Movie • 2003

Self

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

Movie • 1978

Zechariah

Mahalia

Mahalia

Movie • 1975

Narrator

Bloomer Girl

Bloomer Girl

Movie • 1956

Alexander

The Secret

The Secret

Movie • 1992

Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

Movie • 1982

Morris Brown

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

Movie • 1996

Walter Williams

Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

Movie • 1978

Henry

The Locket

The Locket

Movie • 2002

Henry McCord

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This

Movie • 1992

Gus

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

TV • 1984

Thornton Bentley

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

TV • 1980

President Kole

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

TV • 1993

Dark Kat (voice)

Challenge of the GoBots

Challenge of the GoBots

TV • 1984

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

TV • 1966

King M'Bala

Static Shock

Static Shock

TV • 2000

Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

TV • 1963

Joe Bailey

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

TV • 1976

The Pretender

The Pretender

TV • 1996

Henry Cockran

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

TV • 2001

(voice)

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

TV • 1976

Baretta

Baretta

TV • 1975

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

TV • 1962

Self

The Commish

The Commish

TV • 1991

The Pirates of Dark Water

The Pirates of Dark Water

TV • 1991

Bloth (voice)

Medical Center

Medical Center

TV • 1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Cato

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

TV • 1982

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

TV • 1970

Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Walter DuBruis

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Henry McCord

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

TV • 1966

Rawhide

Rawhide

TV • 1959

Phinn Harper

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

TV • 1965

Lieutenant Wallace

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

TV • 1964

Pompey

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

TV • 1968

Police Story

Police Story

TV • 1973

McCloud

McCloud

TV • 1970

Galtar and the Golden Lance

Galtar and the Golden Lance

TV • 1985

Tormack (voice)

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

TV • 1959

Nicholas

The Loner

The Loner

TV • 1965

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

TV • 1967

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

TV • 2001

Usula (voice)

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

TV • 1996

Ramath (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

TV • 1998

Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

TV • 1998

Jomo (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

TV • 1992

Lucius Fox (voice)

Spicy City

Spicy City

TV • 1997

Bird (voice)

Seventh Avenue

Seventh Avenue

TV • 1977

Sgt. Rollins

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV • 1982

Guest Interviewee

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Jesse Dillard

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV • 1994

The Pool (voice)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV • 1994

Snorch's Voicebox (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV • 1982

Ogre

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

TV • 1996

The Shaman (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

TV • 1996

Masai (voice)

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

TV • 1965

Isadore Jaconey

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

TV • 1968

Johnny Pell

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV • 1993

Joseph Sisko

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

TV • 1972

Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes

DuckTales

DuckTales

TV • 1987

Druid (voice)

Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo

TV • 1997

Chronos (voice)

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

TV • 1978

Mr. Carmichael

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

TV • 1991

Ray Taylor

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

TV • 2001

Lazzor (Elder) (voice)

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

TV • 1978

Chief Opposer Solon

Mannix

Mannix

TV • 1967

Sonny Carter

Gravedale High

Gravedale High

TV • 1990

Boneyard (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

TV • 1962

Frank Elton

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

TV • 1979

Ab Dekker

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Mr. Pendergast

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