Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Known for
Acting
Born
July 2, 1927
Died
August 23, 2005 (aged 78)
Birthplace
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.

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Filmography

2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty poster

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Movie · as Self

2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie poster

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Movie · as Jomo (voice)

2002
The Last Place on Earth poster

The Last Place on Earth

Movie · as Jack Field

2002
10,000 Black Men Named George poster

10,000 Black Men Named George

Movie · as Leon Frey

2002
The Locket poster

The Locket

Movie · as Henry McCord

2001
The Legend of Tarzan poster

The Legend of Tarzan

TV · as (voice), Usula (voice) · 1 ep

2001
Samurai Jack poster

Samurai Jack

TV · as Lazzor (Elder) (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Static Shock poster

Static Shock

TV · as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Fearful Symmetry poster

Fearful Symmetry

Movie · as Self

1998
Park Day poster

Park Day

Movie · as Heseeit Turner

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice), Jomo (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Spicy City poster

Spicy City

TV · as Bird (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Johnny Bravo poster

Johnny Bravo

TV · as Chronos (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi

Movie · as Walter Williams

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Henry Cockran · 1 ep

1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm poster

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

TV · as Ramath (voice) · 1 ep

1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest poster

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

TV · as The Shaman (voice), Masai (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Cosmic Slop poster

Cosmic Slop

Movie · as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV · as The Pool (voice), Snorch's Voicebox (voice) · 1 ep

1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron poster

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

TV · as Dark Kat (voice) · 5 eps

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Joseph Sisko · 5 eps

1992
Highway Heartbreaker poster

Highway Heartbreaker

Movie · as Bert Quinn

1992
The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie · as Doctor Chasuble

1992
The Secret poster

The Secret

Movie · as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III

1992
You Must Remember This poster

You Must Remember This

Movie · as Gus

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Lucius Fox (voice) · 8 eps

1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country poster

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Movie · as Admiral Cartwright

1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation poster

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Movie · as Chief Speed

1991
The Commish poster

The Commish

TV · 1 ep

1991
The Pirates of Dark Water poster

The Pirates of Dark Water

TV · as Bloth (voice) · 21 eps

1991
Pacific Station poster

Pacific Station

TV · as Ray Taylor · 1 ep

1990
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Movie · as David Motubu

1990
Gravedale High poster

Gravedale High

TV · as Boneyard (voice) · 6 eps

1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers poster

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

TV · as Mammoth (voice) · 1 ep

1989
Polly poster

Polly

Movie · as Mr. Pendergast

1988
To Heal a Nation poster

To Heal a Nation

Movie · as Paul Turner

1988
Broken Angel poster

Broken Angel

Movie · as Sgt. Mercurio

1987
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as Druid (voice) · 1 ep

1986
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

Movie · as Priest (voice)

1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home poster

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Movie · as Admiral Cartwright

1985
Puss in Boots poster

Puss in Boots

Movie · as Ogre

1985
Galtar and the Golden Lance poster

Galtar and the Golden Lance

TV · as Tormack (voice) · 21 eps

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Thornton Bentley · 1 ep

1984
Challenge of the GoBots poster

Challenge of the GoBots

TV · 5 eps

1983
A Caribbean Mystery poster

A Caribbean Mystery

Movie · as Dr. Graham

1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion poster

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

Movie · as Morris Brown

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · 1 ep

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Guest Interviewee, Ogre · 1 ep

1981
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Movie · as Jim

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as President Kole · 1 ep

1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel poster

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Movie · as Joe

1979
Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations

TV · as Ab Dekker · 1 ep

1978
SST: Death Flight poster

SST: Death Flight

Movie · as Dr. Ralph Therman

1978
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance poster

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

Movie · as Zechariah

1978
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

Movie · as Henry

1978
Black Beauty poster

Black Beauty

TV · as Mr. Carmichael · 5 eps

1978
Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica

TV · as Chief Opposer Solon · 1 ep

1977
The Devils' Coach poster

The Devils' Coach

Movie · as Bump Willis

1977
Seventh Avenue poster

Seventh Avenue

TV · as Sgt. Rollins · 3 eps

1976
Two-Minute Warning poster

Two-Minute Warning

Movie · as Paul

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · 1 ep

1975
Framed poster

Framed

Movie · as Sam Perry

1975
Mahalia poster

Mahalia

Movie · as Narrator

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · 2 eps

1974
Lost in the Stars poster

Lost in the Stars

Movie · as Stephen Kumalo

1974
Tight as a Drum poster

Tight as a Drum

Movie · as Bill Evans

1973
Soylent Green poster

Soylent Green

Movie · as Chief Hatcher

1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off poster

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Movie · as Reynolds

1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' poster

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

Movie · as Self

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 2 eps

1972
Black Girl poster

Black Girl

Movie · as Earl

1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol poster

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Movie · as Berdahl

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes · 1 ep

1970
The McMasters poster

The McMasters

Movie · as Benjie

1970
Jack Johnson poster

Jack Johnson

Movie · as Jack Johnson (voice)

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads") · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · as DDT · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · 1 ep

1968
Ace High poster

Ace High

Movie · as Thomas

1968
Daring Game poster

Daring Game

Movie · as Jonah

1968
P.J. poster

P.J.

Movie · as Waterpark

1968
The Outcasts poster

The Outcasts

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Johnny Pell · 1 ep

1967
The Incident poster

The Incident

Movie · as Arnold Robinson

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 2 eps

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Sonny Carter · 1 ep

1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as King M'Bala · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Walter DuBruis · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Pawnbroker poster

The Pawnbroker

Movie · as Rodriguez

1965
Major Dundee poster

Major Dundee

Movie · as Aesop

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Lieutenant Wallace · 1 ep

1965
The Loner poster

The Loner

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Trials of O'Brien poster

The Trials of O'Brien

TV · as Isadore Jaconey · 1 ep

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Pompey · 1 ep

1963
Heavens Above! poster

Heavens Above!

Movie · as Matthew Robinson

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Joe Bailey · 1 ep

1962
To Kill a Mockingbird poster

To Kill a Mockingbird

Movie · as Tom Robinson

1962
The L-Shaped Room poster

The L-Shaped Room

Movie · as Johnny

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
Sam Benedict poster

Sam Benedict

TV · as Frank Elton · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1960
The Snows of Kilimanjaro poster

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Movie · as Molo

1959
Porgy and Bess poster

Porgy and Bess

Movie · as Crowne

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Phinn Harper · 1 ep

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Nicholas · 1 ep

1956
Bloomer Girl poster

Bloomer Girl

Movie · as Alexander

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Cato, Jesse Dillard · 1 ep

1954
Carmen Jones poster

Carmen Jones

Movie · as Sergeant Brown

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mr. Pendergast · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Henry McCord · 1 ep