Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
02 Jul, 1927 (97 years old)
Death date
23 Aug, 2005
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
Acting
2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
The Locket
2002
10,000 Black Men Named George
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
The Pirates of Dark Water
1988
Broken Angel
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1976
Two-Minute Warning
1975
Framed
1974
Lost in the Stars
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
1973
Soylent Green
1972
Black Girl
1970
The McMasters
1968
Ace High
1968
P.J.
1967
The Incident
1965
Major Dundee
1964
The Pawnbroker
1963
Heavens Above!
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
The L-Shaped Room
1959
Porgy and Bess
1954
Carmen Jones