Brock Peters

Known for: Acting

Born: 1927-07-02 – 2005-08-23 (aged 78)

From: 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.

Filmography (112)

MOVIE★ 8.3
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Jomo (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Locket
2002
as Henry McCord
MOVIE★ 3.9
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as Leon Frey
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Last Place on Earth
2002
as Jack Field
TV★ 7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as (voice)
TV★ 8.4
Samurai Jack
2001
as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
TV★ 8.0
Static Shock
2000
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
TV★ 7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.7
Park Day
1998
as Heseeit Turner
MOVIE★ 5.3
Fearful Symmetry
1998
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Spicy City
1997
as Bird (voice)
TV★ 7.3
Johnny Bravo
1997
as Chronos (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Walter Williams
TV★ 7.1
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
as Ramath (voice)
TV★ 7.4
The Pretender
1996
as Henry Cockran
TV★ 7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as The Shaman (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
TV★ 7.8
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as The Pool (voice)
TV★ 8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Dark Kat (voice)
TV★ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Joseph Sisko
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Lucius Fox (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
as Doctor Chasuble
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Secret
1992
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
MOVIE★ 5.0
Highway Heartbreaker
1992
as Bert Quinn
MOVIE★ 8.5
You Must Remember This
1992
as Gus
MOVIE★ 7.0
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Admiral Cartwright
TV★ 7.1
The Commish
1991
TV★ 5.7
Pacific Station
1991
as Ray Taylor
MOVIE★ 4.9
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
as Chief Speed
TV★ 7.6
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
as Bloth (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as David Motubu
TV★ 6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Mammoth (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Gravedale High
1990
as Boneyard (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.2
Polly
1989
as Mr. Pendergast
MOVIE★ 6.0
To Heal a Nation
1988
as Paul Turner
MOVIE★ 5.6
Broken Angel
1988
as Sgt. Mercurio
TV★ 7.7
DuckTales
1987
as Druid (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Samson and Delilah
1986
as Priest (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Admiral Cartwright
MOVIE★ 5.0
Puss in Boots
1985
as Ogre
TV★ 7.0
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985
as Tormack (voice)
TV★ 6.9
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Thornton Bentley
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Dr. Graham
TV★ 8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Guest Interviewee
TV★ 6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
MOVIE★ 7.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Morris Brown
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
as Jim
TV★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as President Kole
TV★ 7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Ab Dekker
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
as Joe
TV★ 7.1
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Chief Opposer Solon
MOVIE★ 5.4
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Dr. Ralph Therman
MOVIE
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978
as Zechariah
TV★ 7.0
Black Beauty
1978
as Mr. Carmichael
MOVIE★ 6.5
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
1978
as Henry
TV★ 7.0
Seventh Avenue
1977
as Sgt. Rollins
MOVIE★ 6.3
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Paul
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
TV★ 7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
MOVIE
Mahalia
1975
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.6
Framed
1975
as Sam Perry
TV★ 6.5
Baretta
1975
MOVIE★ 6.5
Lost in the Stars
1974
as Stephen Kumalo
MOVIE
Tight as a Drum
1974
as Bill Evans
MOVIE★ 4.8
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Reynolds
MOVIE★ 6.9
Soylent Green
1973
as Chief Hatcher
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Black Girl
1972
as Earl
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes
MOVIE★ 8.0
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Berdahl
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
MOVIE★ 6.6
Jack Johnson
1970
as Jack Johnson (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.6
The McMasters
1970
as Benjie
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
TV★ 6.4
Medical Center
1969
MOVIE★ 6.5
Ace High
1968
as Thomas
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
as Johnny Pell
TV★ 6.5
The Outcasts
1968
MOVIE★ 5.7
P.J.
1968
as Waterpark
MOVIE★ 6.5
Daring Game
1968
as Jonah
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Incident
1967
as Arnold Robinson
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
as Sonny Carter
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Walter DuBruis
TV★ 6.9
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as King M'Bala
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
TV★ 6.3
The Loner
1965
TV★ 7.0
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
as Isadore Jaconey
TV★ 7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
as Lieutenant Wallace
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Pawnbroker
1965
as Rodriguez
MOVIE★ 6.7
Major Dundee
1965
as Aesop
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Pompey
TV★ 10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
as Joe Bailey
MOVIE★ 6.6
Heavens Above!
1963
as Matthew Robinson
MOVIE★ 8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Tom Robinson
MOVIE★ 6.8
The L-Shaped Room
1962
as Johnny
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
as Frank Elton
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960
as Molo
TV★ 6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Nicholas
MOVIE★ 6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Crowne
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
as Phinn Harper
MOVIE★ 10.0
Bloomer Girl
1956
as Alexander
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cato
MOVIE★ 6.2
Carmen Jones
1954
as Sergeant Brown
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Pendergast
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Henry McCord