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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

Also Known As

Broc Peters

George Fisher

Brock G. Peters

Брок Петерс

Брок Питерс

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

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

as

Tom Robinson

Porgy and Bess

1959

Porgy and Bess

as

Crowne

The Pawnbroker

1965

The Pawnbroker

as

Rodriguez

A Caribbean Mystery

1983

A Caribbean Mystery

as

Dr. Graham

Ace High

1968

Ace High

as

Thomas

Soylent Green

1973

Soylent Green

as

Chief Hatcher

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

Alligator 2: The Mutation

as

Chief Speed

Major Dundee

1965

Major Dundee

as

Aesop

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

as

Jomo (voice)

Framed

1975

Framed

as

Sam Perry

The Incident

1967

The Incident

as

Arnold Robinson

Polly

1989

Polly

as

Mr. Pendergast

Black Girl

1972

Black Girl

as

Earl

The L-Shaped Room

1962

The L-Shaped Room

as

Johnny

The McMasters

1970

The McMasters

as

Benjie

Samson and Delilah

1986

Samson and Delilah

as

Priest (voice)

Highway Heartbreaker

1992

Highway Heartbreaker

as

Bert Quinn

Lost in the Stars

1974

Lost in the Stars

as

Stephen Kumalo

To Heal a Nation

1988

To Heal a Nation

as

Paul Turner

Heavens Above!

1963

Heavens Above!

as

Matthew Robinson

Daring Game

1968

Daring Game

as

Jonah

SST: Death Flight

1977

SST: Death Flight

as

Dr. Ralph Therman

Tight as a Drum

1974

Tight as a Drum

as

Bill Evans

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

as

Admiral Cartwright

P.J.

1968

P.J.

as

Waterpark

Cosmic Slop

1994

Cosmic Slop

as

Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')

Broken Angel

1988

Broken Angel

as

Sgt. Mercurio

The Last Place on Earth

2002

The Last Place on Earth

as

Jack Field

Carmen Jones

1954

Carmen Jones

as

Sergeant Brown

The Importance of Being Earnest

1992

The Importance of Being Earnest

as

Doctor Chasuble

Puss in Boots

1985

Puss in Boots

as

Ogre

Jack Johnson

1970

Jack Johnson

as

Jack Johnson (voice)

Park Day

1998

Park Day

as

Heseeit Turner

Mahalia

1975

Mahalia

as

Narrator

Bloomer Girl

1956

Bloomer Girl

as

Alexander

The Secret

1992

The Secret

as

Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

as

Walter Williams

The Locket

2002

The Locket

as

Henry McCord

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Thornton Bentley

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Henry Cockran

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Cato

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Walter DuBruis

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Henry McCord

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Phinn Harper

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Lieutenant Wallace

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Pompey

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

as

Usula (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Jomo (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as

Lucius Fox (voice)

Spicy City

Spicy City

as

Bird (voice)

Seventh Avenue

Seventh Avenue

as

Sgt. Rollins

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Guest Interviewee

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jesse Dillard

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as

The Pool (voice)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as

Snorch's Voicebox (voice)

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

as

Isadore Jaconey

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Johnny Pell

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes

DuckTales

DuckTales

as

Druid (voice)

Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo

as

Chronos (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

as

Mr. Carmichael

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

as

Ray Taylor

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

as

Lazzor (Elder) (voice)

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Chief Opposer Solon

Mannix

Mannix

as

Sonny Carter

Production

Crew

Directing