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.
Awards & recognition
- Paul Robeson Award · 2001
- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame · 1976
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1973 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Batman: The Animated Series
You Must Remember This
Samurai Jack
Static Shock
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
To Kill a Mockingbird
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Night Gallery
DuckTales
The Pirates of Dark Water
Mission: Impossible
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.
The Pretender
Roots: The Next Generations
Johnny Bravo
Magnum, P.I.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Five on the Black Hand Side
McCloud
Rawhide
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The Commish
Battlestar Galactica
The Pawnbroker
The Wild Thornberrys
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Cagney & Lacey
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
The Bionic Woman
Police Story
The Streets of San Francisco
Daniel Boone
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Soylent Green
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Black Girl
Mannix
The L-Shaped Room
Major Dundee
Gunsmoke
Ghosts of Mississippi
Framed
Lost in the Stars
Ace High
Challenge of the GoBots
The Wild Thornberrys