Brock Peters
Known for: Acting
Born: July 2, 1927
Died: August 23, 2005
Place of birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
56 movies · 58 TV shows, newest first
8.3
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
6.5
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
5.2
The Locket
2002
3.9
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
5.7
The Last Place on Earth
2002
7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
8.4
Samurai Jack
2001
8.0
Static Shock
2000
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
9.7
Park Day
1998
5.3
Fearful Symmetry
1998
5.4
Spicy City
1997
7.3
Johnny Bravo
1997
6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
7.0
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
7.4
The Pretender
1996
7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
5.2
Cosmic Slop
1994
7.8
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
8.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
9.0
The Secret
1992
5.0
Highway Heartbreaker
1992
8.5
You Must Remember This
1992
7.0
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
7.1
The Commish
1991
5.7
Pacific Station
1991
4.9
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
7.7
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
6.7
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
7.0
Gravedale High
1990
8.2
Polly
1989
6.0
To Heal a Nation
1988
5.6
Broken Angel
1988
7.7
DuckTales
1987
5.5
Samson and Delilah
1986
7.2
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
5.0
Puss in Boots
1985
6.9
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985
7.0
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.2
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
7.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
7.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
6.8
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
7.1
Battlestar Galactica
1978
5.4
SST: Death Flight
1978
NR
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978
7.0
Black Beauty
19786.5
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
1978
7.0
Seventh Avenue
1977
6.3
Two-Minute Warning
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
NR
Mahalia
1975
6.6
Framed
1975
6.5
Baretta
1975
6.5
Lost in the Stars
1974
NR
Tight as a Drum
1974
7.2
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
4.8
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
6.9
Soylent Green
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.5
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
6.8
Black Girl
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.0
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
6.6
Jack Johnson
1970
4.6
The McMasters
1970
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.5
Ace High
1968
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
6.5
The Outcasts
1968
5.7
P.J.
1968
6.5
Daring Game
1968
7.4
The Incident
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.9
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
6.3
The Loner
1965
7.0
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
7.1
The Pawnbroker
1965
6.7
Major Dundee
1965
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
7.5
Gone Are the Days!
1963
6.6
Heavens Above!
1963
8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
6.8
The L-Shaped Room
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
NR
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
10.0
Bloomer Girl
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.2
Carmen Jones
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951