Brock Peters
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1927-07-02 – 2005-08-23
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991Admiral Cartwright
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962Tom Robinson
Porgy and Bess
1959Crowne
The Pawnbroker
1965Rodriguez
A Caribbean Mystery
1983Dr. Graham
Two-Minute Warning
1976Paul
Ace High
1968Thomas
Soylent Green
1973Chief Hatcher
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991Chief Speed
Major Dundee
1965Aesop
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002Jomo (voice)
Framed
1975Sam Perry
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960Molo
The Incident
1967Arnold Robinson
Polly
1989Mr. Pendergast
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973Reynolds
Black Girl
1972Earl
The L-Shaped Room
1962Johnny
The McMasters
1970Benjie