Brock Peters
Born: 1927-07-02
• Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Locket
10,000 Black Men Named George
The Last Place on Earth
Park Day
Fearful Symmetry
Ghosts of Mississippi
Cosmic Slop
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Secret
Highway Heartbreaker
You Must Remember This
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Alligator 2: The Mutation
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Polly
To Heal a Nation
Broken Angel
Samson and Delilah
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Puss in Boots
A Caribbean Mystery
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
SST: Death Flight
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
No Image
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
Two-Minute Warning
Mahalia
Framed
Lost in the Stars
Tight as a Drum
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Soylent Green
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Black Girl
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Jack Johnson
The McMasters
Ace High
P.J.
Daring Game
The Incident
The Pawnbroker
Major Dundee
Heavens Above!
To Kill a Mockingbird
The L-Shaped Room
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Porgy and Bess
Bloomer Girl
Carmen Jones