Brock Peters

Known for

Acting

Born

July 2, 1927

Birthplace

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Died

August 23, 2005 (aged 78)

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.

Best known work

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

Soylent Green

1973

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

Samurai Jack

2001

DuckTales

1987

Johnny Bravo

1997

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Filmography

2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
2002
The Locket
as Henry McCord
2002
10,000 Black Men Named George
as Leon Frey
2002
The Last Place on Earth
as Jack Field
2001
The Legend of TarzanTV
as (voice) (1 episode), as Usula (voice) (1 episode)
2001
Samurai JackTV
as Lazzor (Elder) (voice) (1 episode)
2000
Static ShockTV
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice) (1 episode)
1998
The Wild ThornberrysTV
as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice) (1 episode), as Jomo (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Park Day
as Heseeit Turner
1998
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
1997
Spicy CityTV
as Bird (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Johnny BravoTV
as Chronos (voice) (1 episode)
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmTV
as Ramath (voice) (1 episode)
1996
The PretenderTV
as Henry Cockran (1 episode)
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestTV
as The Shaman (voice) (1 episode), as Masai (voice) (1 episode)
1994
Cosmic Slop
as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
1994
Aaahh!!! Real MonstersTV
as The Pool (voice) (1 episode), as Snorch's Voicebox (voice) (1 episode)
1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronTV
as Dark Kat (voice) (5 episodes)
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineTV
as Joseph Sisko (5 episodes)
1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesTV
as Lucius Fox (voice) (8 episodes)
1992
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Doctor Chasuble
1992
The Secret
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
as Bert Quinn