Brock Peters
Born:7/2/1927•Died:8/23/2005
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.
Filmography
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
20037.5
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
20026.4
The Locket
20025.7
10,000 Black Men Named George
20024.0
The Last Place on Earth
20025.0
Park Day
199810.0
Fearful Symmetry
19984.3
Ghosts of Mississippi
19966.6
Cosmic Slop
19946.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
19920.0
The Secret
19920.0
Highway Heartbreaker
19920.0
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
19917.0
Alligator 2: The Mutation
19914.9
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
19906.7
Polly
19898.2
To Heal a Nation
19884.0
Broken Angel
19885.3
Samson and Delilah
19865.5
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
19867.1
Puss in Boots
19855.0
A Caribbean Mystery
19835.8
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
19826.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
19816.0
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
19796.0
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
19780.0
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
19785.0
SST: Death Flight
19775.3
Two-Minute Warning
19766.2
Mahalia
19750.0
Framed
19756.6
Lost in the Stars
19746.4
Tight as a Drum
19740.0
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
19734.8
Soylent Green
19736.9
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
19730.0
Black Girl
19726.1
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
19728.0
Jack Johnson
19706.7
The McMasters
19704.4
Ace High
19686.5
P.J.
19685.2
Daring Game
19680.0
The Incident
19677.3
The Pawnbroker
19657.2
Major Dundee
19656.7
Heavens Above!
19636.3
To Kill a Mockingbird
19628.0
The L-Shaped Room
19626.8
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
19600.0
Porgy and Bess
19596.1
Bloomer Girl
19560.0
Carmen Jones
19546.0