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Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Birthday: 1927-07-02 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Borg War

as    General Mi'Qoch

1991
The Pirates of Dark Water

as    Bloth (voice)

1989
Polly

as    Mr. Pendergast

1988
To Heal a Nation

as    Paul Turner

1988
Broken Angel

as    Sgt. Mercurio

1983
A Caribbean Mystery

as    Dr. Graham

1976
Two-Minute Warning

as    Paul

1975
Framed

as    Sam Perry

1973
Soylent Green

as    Chief Hatcher

1973
Slaughter's Big Rip Off

as    Reynolds

1970
The McMasters

as    Benjie

1969
Ace High

as    Thomas

1968
P.J.

as    Waterpark

1967
The Incident

as    Arnold Robinson

1965
Major Dundee

as    Aesop

1965
The Pawnbroker

as    Rodriguez

1963
Heavens Above!

as    Matthew Robinson

1962
To Kill a Mockingbird

as    Tom Robinson

1954
Carmen Jones

as    Sergeant Brown