Brock Peters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-07-02

Day of death

2005-08-23 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Brock Peters

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Samurai Jack

    Samurai Jack

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Johnny Bravo

    Johnny Bravo

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Commish

    The Commish

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Soylent Green

    Soylent Green

  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

  • The McMasters

    The McMasters

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Bloomer Girl

    Bloomer Girl

  • Challenge of the GoBots

    Challenge of the GoBots

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Daring Game

    Daring Game

  • SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

    SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

  • Broken Angel

    Broken Angel

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

  • Polly

    Polly

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Park Day

    Park Day

  • Spicy City

    Spicy City

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

  • The Pirates of Dark Water

    The Pirates of Dark Water

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie

    The Wild Thornberrys Movie

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Puss in Boots

    Puss in Boots

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

    Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • P.J.

    P.J.

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

  • Jack Johnson

    Jack Johnson

  • Gravedale High

    Gravedale High

  • Galtar and the Golden Lance

    Galtar and the Golden Lance

  • Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Ace High

    Ace High

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Major Dundee

    Major Dundee

  • The Incident

    The Incident

  • The Pawnbroker

    The Pawnbroker

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • Seventh Avenue

    Seventh Avenue

  • Alligator 2: The Mutation

    Alligator 2: The Mutation

  • A Caribbean Mystery

    A Caribbean Mystery

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

  • Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

    Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

  • The L-Shaped Room

    The L-Shaped Room

  • SST: Death Flight

    SST: Death Flight

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

  • Highway Heartbreaker

    Highway Heartbreaker

  • Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry

  • Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

  • Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

  • The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

    The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop

  • You Must Remember This

    You Must Remember This

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George

    10,000 Black Men Named George

  • Mahalia

    Mahalia

  • Lost in the Stars

    Lost in the Stars

  • Black Girl

    Black Girl

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • The Secret

    The Secret

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • To Heal a Nation

    To Heal a Nation

  • The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

    The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

  • A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

    A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

  • Tight as a Drum

    Tight as a Drum