Brock Peters
Born: 1927-07-02 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2005-08-23
Known For: Acting
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
2003
2002
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Jomo (voice)
- 10,000 Black Men Named George as Leon Frey
- The Locket as Henry McCord
- The Last Place on Earth as Jack Field
2001
- Samurai Jack as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
- The Legend of Tarzan as (voice)
2000
- Static Shock as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)
- Fearful Symmetry as Self
- Park Day as Heseeit Turner
1997
- Johnny Bravo as Chronos (voice)
- Spicy City as Bird (voice)
1996
- The Pretender as Henry Cockran
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as The Shaman (voice)
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Ramath (voice)
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Walter Williams
1994
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as The Pool (voice)
- Cosmic Slop as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Joseph Sisko
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Dark Kat (voice)
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Lucius Fox (voice)
- Highway Heartbreaker as Bert Quinn
- The Secret as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Doctor Chasuble
- You Must Remember This as Gus
1991
- The Commish
- The Pirates of Dark Water as Bloth (voice)
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Admiral Cartwright
- Pacific Station as Ray Taylor
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Chief Speed
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Mammoth (voice)
- Gravedale High as Boneyard (voice)
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake as David Motubu
1989
- Polly as Mr. Pendergast
1988
- Broken Angel as Sgt. Mercurio
- To Heal a Nation as Paul Turner
1987
- DuckTales as Druid (voice)
1986
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Admiral Cartwright
- Samson and Delilah as Priest (voice)
1985
- Galtar and the Golden Lance as Tormack (voice)
- Puss in Boots as Ogre
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Thornton Bentley
- Challenge of the GoBots
1983
- A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Graham
1982
- Cagney & Lacey
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Guest Interviewee
- A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion as Morris Brown
1981
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as President Kole
1979
- Roots: The Next Generations as Ab Dekker
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Joe
1978
- Battlestar Galactica as Chief Opposer Solon
- Black Beauty as Mr. Carmichael
- SST: Death Flight as Dr. Ralph Therman
- Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter as Henry
- The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance as Zechariah
1977
- Seventh Avenue as Sgt. Rollins
1976
1974
- Lost in the Stars as Stephen Kumalo
- Tight as a Drum as Bill Evans
1973
- Police Story
- Soylent Green as Chief Hatcher
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Reynolds
- Five on the Black Hand Side ... (Producer)
- A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' as Self
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes
- Black Girl as Earl
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol as Berdahl
1970
- McCloud
- Night Gallery as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
- The McMasters as Benjie
- Jack Johnson as Jack Johnson (voice)
1969
1968
- The Mod Squad as Johnny Pell
- The Outcasts
- Ace High as Thomas
- P.J. as Waterpark
- Daring Game as Jonah
1967
- Mannix as Sonny Carter
- Judd, for the Defense
- The Incident as Arnold Robinson
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Walter DuBruis
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as King M'Bala
- Felony Squad
1965
- Run for Your Life as Lieutenant Wallace
- The Loner
- The Trials of O'Brien as Isadore Jaconey
- Major Dundee as Aesop
- The Pawnbroker as Rodriguez
1964
- Daniel Boone as Pompey
1963
- The Great Adventure as Joe Bailey
- Heavens Above! as Matthew Robinson
- Gone Are the Days! ... (Producer)
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Sam Benedict as Frank Elton
- To Kill a Mockingbird as Tom Robinson
- The L-Shaped Room as Johnny
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro as Molo
1959
- Rawhide as Phinn Harper
- Adventures in Paradise as Nicholas
- Porgy and Bess as Crowne
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- Bloomer Girl as Alexander
1955
- Gunsmoke as Cato
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Pendergast
- Carmen Jones as Sergeant Brown
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry McCord