Brock Peters
Born: 1927-07-02
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.
Known For
Soylent Green
1973★ 6.9
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962★ 8.0
The Locket
2002★ 5.0
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002★ 6.4
The Incident
1967★ 7.4
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986★ 7.2
Broken Angel
1988★ 6.5
The McMasters
1970★ 4.2
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990★ 6.7
Bloomer Girl
1956★ 0.0
Carmen Jones
1954★ 6.1
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991★ 7.0
Polly
1989★ 8.2
Daring Game
1968★ 4.0
Heavens Above!
1963★ 6.5
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978★ 0.0
P.J.
1968★ 5.2
Framed
1975★ 6.6
Two-Minute Warning
1976★ 6.2
Ace High
1968★ 6.5
Park Day
1998★ 10.0
Jack Johnson
1970★ 6.6
Lost in the Stars
1974★ 6.4
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996★ 6.6
Major Dundee
1965★ 6.6
The Pawnbroker
1965★ 7.1
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991★ 4.8
A Caribbean Mystery
1983★ 6.1
Tight as a Drum
1974★ 0.0
Samson and Delilah
1986★ 4.3
Porgy and Bess
1959★ 6.1
SST: Death Flight
1978★ 5.8
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002★ 3.1
The L-Shaped Room
1962★ 6.8
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003★ 7.5
Black Girl
1972★ 6.4
Mahalia
1975★ 0.0
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973★ 4.4
The Secret
1992★ 0.0
Cosmic Slop
1994★ 4.3
To Heal a Nation
1988★ 4.0
The Last Place on Earth
2002★ 5.0
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960★ 0.0
Puss in Boots
1985★ 5.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981★ 6.0
Fearful Symmetry
1998★ 4.3
You Must Remember This
1992★ 7.0
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979★ 6.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992★ 0.0
Highway Heartbreaker
1992★ 1.0
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972★ 8.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
1982★ 6.0
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973★ 0.0