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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright
1991
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Tom Robinson
1962
Porgy and Bess
as Crowne
1959
The Pawnbroker
as Rodriguez
1965
A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Graham
1983
Two-Minute Warning
as Paul
1976
Ace High
as Thomas
1968
Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher
1973
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Chief Speed
1991
Major Dundee
as Aesop
1965
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
2002
Framed
as Sam Perry
1975
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Molo
1960
The Incident
as Arnold Robinson
1967
Polly
as Mr. Pendergast
1989
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Reynolds
1973
Black Girl
as Earl
1972
The L-Shaped Room
as Johnny
1962
The McMasters
as Benjie
1970
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as David Motubu
1990
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Thornton Bentley
1984
Magnum, P.I.
as President Kole
1980
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Dark Kat (voice)
1993
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
Static Shock
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
2000
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as King M'Bala
1966
The Great Adventure
as Joe Bailey
1963
The Pretender
as Henry Cockran
1996
The Bionic Woman
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice)
2001
Baretta
1975