Brock Peters
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 2005 (aged 78)
Born in
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb106 acting credits
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
To Kill a Mockingbird
20 Dec 1962
Batman: The Animated Series
05 Sep 1992
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
26 Nov 1986
Soylent Green
18 Apr 1973
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
06 Dec 1991
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
03 Jan 1993
Samurai Jack
10 Aug 2001
DuckTales
18 Sep 1987
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Filmography
2002
- The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Jomo (voice)
- The Locketas Henry McCord
- 10,000 Black Men Named Georgeas Leon Frey
- The Last Place on Earthas Jack Field
2001
- The Legend of Tarzanas Usula (voice)1 episode
- Samurai Jackas Lazzor (Elder) (voice)1 episode
2000
- Static Shockas Morris Grant1 episode
1998
- The Wild Thornberrysas Jomo (voice)1 episode
- Park Dayas Heseeit Turner
1997
- Spicy Cityas Bird (voice)1 episode
- Johnny Bravoas Chronos (voice)1 episode
1996
- Ghosts of Mississippias Walter Williams
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realmas Ramath (voice)1 episode
- The Pretenderas Henry Cockran1 episode
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas Masai (voice)1 episode
1994
- Cosmic Slopas Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
- Aaahh!!! Real Monstersas Snorch's Voicebox (voice)1 episode
1993
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Dark Kat (voice)5 episodes
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Joseph Sisko5 episodes
1992
- Batman: The Animated Seriesas Lucius Fox (voice)8 episodes
- The Importance of Being Earnestas Doctor Chasuble
- The Secretas Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
- Highway Heartbreakeras Bert Quinn
- You Must Remember Thisas Gus
1991
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryas Admiral Cartwright
- The Commish1 episode
- Pacific Stationas Ray Taylor1 episode
- Alligator 2: The Mutationas Chief Speed
- The Pirates of Dark Wateras Bloth (voice)21 episodes
1990
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquakeas David Motubu
- Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Mammoth (voice)1 episode
- Gravedale Highas Boneyard (voice)6 episodes
1989
- Pollyas Mr. Pendergast
1988
- To Heal a Nationas Paul Turner
- Broken Angelas Sgt. Mercurio
1987
- DuckTalesas Druid (voice)1 episode
1986
- Samson and Delilahas Priest (voice)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Homeas Admiral Cartwright
1985
- Puss in Bootsas Ogre
- Galtar and the Golden Lanceas Tormack (voice)21 episodes
1984
- Challenge of the GoBots5 episodes
- Murder, She Wroteas Thornton Bentley1 episode
1983
- A Caribbean Mysteryas Dr. Graham
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatreas Ogre1 episode
- Cagney & Lacey1 episode
- A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellionas Morris Brown
1981
1980
- Magnum, P.I.as President Kole1 episode
1979
- Roots: The Next Generationsas Ab Dekker1 episode
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurelas Joe
1978
- Battlestar Galacticaas Chief Opposer Solon1 episode
- SST: Death Flightas Dr. Ralph Therman
- The Million Dollar Dixie Deliveranceas Zechariah
- Black Beautyas Mr. Carmichael5 episodes
- Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighteras Henry
1977
- Seventh Avenueas Sgt. Rollins3 episodes
1976
- Two-Minute Warningas Paul
- Quincy, M.E.1 episode
- The Bionic Woman1 episode
1974
- Lost in the Starsas Stephen Kumalo
- Tight as a Drumas Bill Evans
1973
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas Reynolds
- Soylent Greenas Chief Hatcher
- Police Story2 episodes
1972
- Black Girlas Earl
- The Streets of San Franciscoas Jacob Willis1 episode
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Berdahl
1970
- Night Galleryas Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")1 episode
- Jack Johnsonas Jack Johnson (voice)
- The McMastersas Benjie
- McCloudas DDT1 episode
1969
- Medical Center1 episode
1968
- Ace Highas Thomas
- The Mod Squadas Johnny Pell1 episode
- The Outcasts1 episode
- P.J.as Waterpark
- Daring Gameas Jonah
1967
- The Incidentas Arnold Robinson
- Mannixas Sonny Carter1 episode
- Judd, for the Defense2 episodes
1966
- Mission: Impossibleas Walter DuBruis1 episode
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as King M'Bala1 episode
- Felony Squad1 episode
1965
- The Loner1 episode
- The Trials of O'Brienas Isadore Jaconey1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Lieutenant Wallace1 episode
- The Pawnbrokeras Rodriguez
- Major Dundeeas Aesop
1964
- Daniel Booneas Pompey1 episode
1963
- The Great Adventureas Joe Bailey1 episode
- Heavens Above!as Matthew Robinson
1962
- To Kill a Mockingbirdas Tom Robinson
- The L-Shaped Roomas Johnny
- Sam Benedictas Frank Elton1 episode
1960
- The Snows of Kilimanjaroas Molo
1959
- Adventures in Paradiseas Nicholas1 episode
- Porgy and Bessas Crowne
- Rawhideas Phinn Harper1 episode
1956
- Bloomer Girlas Alexander
1955
- Gunsmokeas Jesse Dillard1 episode
1954
- Carmen Jonesas Sergeant Brown
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mr. Pendergast1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Henry McCord1 episode