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

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Samurai Jack

    Samurai Jack

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Johnny Bravo

    Johnny Bravo

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • The Commish

    The Commish

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Challenge of the GoBots

    Challenge of the GoBots

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

  • Alligator 2: The Mutation

    Alligator 2: The Mutation

  • The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

    The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

  • SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

    SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

    Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • The Incident

    The Incident

  • The Pirates of Dark Water

    The Pirates of Dark Water

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Major Dundee

    Major Dundee

  • Highway Heartbreaker

    Highway Heartbreaker

  • Soylent Green

    Soylent Green

  • Spicy City

    Spicy City

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George

    10,000 Black Men Named George

  • Ace High

    Ace High

  • Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

  • Gravedale High

    Gravedale High

  • A Caribbean Mystery

    A Caribbean Mystery

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Puss in Boots

    Puss in Boots

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie

    The Wild Thornberrys Movie

  • Broken Angel

    Broken Angel

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop

  • The L-Shaped Room

    The L-Shaped Room

  • Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

    Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

  • The Pawnbroker

    The Pawnbroker

  • Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

  • Lost in the Stars

    Lost in the Stars

  • Galtar and the Golden Lance

    Galtar and the Golden Lance

  • Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

  • Park Day

    Park Day

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • The McMasters

    The McMasters

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Tight as a Drum

    Tight as a Drum

  • A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

    A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

  • Polly

    Polly

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • Seventh Avenue

    Seventh Avenue

  • You Must Remember This

    You Must Remember This

  • The Secret

    The Secret

  • Bloomer Girl

    Bloomer Girl

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

    The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

  • To Heal a Nation

    To Heal a Nation

  • Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

  • Daring Game

    Daring Game

  • P.J.

    P.J.

  • Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

  • Jack Johnson

    Jack Johnson

  • Black Girl

    Black Girl

  • SST: Death Flight

    SST: Death Flight

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry

  • Mahalia

    Mahalia