Brock Peters
Acting
Born July 2, 1927 · 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.
Films (54)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
The Locket
2002
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
The Last Place on Earth
2002
Park Day
1998
Fearful Symmetry
1998
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Cosmic Slop
1994
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
The Secret
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
1992
You Must Remember This
1992
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
Polly
1989
To Heal a Nation
1988
Broken Angel
1988
Samson and Delilah
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Puss in Boots
1985
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
SST: Death Flight
1978
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
1978
Two-Minute Warning
1976
Mahalia
1975
Framed
1975
Lost in the Stars
1974
Tight as a Drum
1974
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
Soylent Green
1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
Black Girl
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
Jack Johnson
1970
The McMasters
1970
Ace High
1968
P.J.
1968
Daring Game
1968
The Incident
1967
The Pawnbroker
1965
Major Dundee
1965
Heavens Above!
1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
The L-Shaped Room
1962
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960
Porgy and Bess
1959
Bloomer Girl
1956
Carmen Jones
1954