Brock Peters

Acting · Born 1927-07-02 in 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.

Filmography

• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Admiral Cartwright
• To Kill a Mockingbird as Tom Robinson
• Soylent Green as Chief Hatcher
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Admiral Cartwright
• Porgy and Bess as Crowne
• The Pawnbroker as Rodriguez
• A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Graham
• Two-Minute Warning as Paul
• Ace High as Thomas
• Alligator 2: The Mutation as Chief Speed

TV

• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Dark Kat (voice)
• Static Shock as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
• Night Gallery as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
• Batman: The Animated Series as Lucius Fox (voice)
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as The Pool (voice)
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Snorch's Voicebox (voice)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Joseph Sisko
• DuckTales as Druid (voice)
• Samurai Jack as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
• Murder, She Wrote as Thornton Bentley