Brock Peters
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 fi...
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
To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · Tom Robinson4.0ActuallyLike
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986 · Admiral Cartwright3.6ActuallyLike
Soylent Green1973 · Chief Hatcher3.5ActuallyLike
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991 · Admiral Cartwright3.5ActuallyLike
The Wild Thornberrys Movie2002 · Jomo (voice)3.2ActuallyLike
Major Dundee1965 · Aesop3.4
The Pawnbroker1965 · Rodriguez3.6
Ace High1968 · Thomas3.3ActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · Tom Robinson4.0ActuallyLikeStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986 · Admiral Cartwright3.6ActuallyLikeSoylent Green1973 · Chief Hatcher3.5ActuallyLikeStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991 · Admiral Cartwright3.5ActuallyLikeThe Wild Thornberrys Movie2002 · Jomo (voice)3.2ActuallyLikeMajor Dundee1965 · Aesop3.4The Pawnbroker1965 · Rodriguez3.6Ace High1968 · Thomas3.3
Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · Walter Williams3.3
The Incident1967 · Arnold Robinson3.7
Carmen Jones1954 · Sergeant Brown3.1
Two-Minute Warning1976 · Paul3.1
Alligator 2: The Mutation1991 · Chief Speed2.4
The L-Shaped Room1962 · Johnny3.4
Polly1989 · Mr. Pendergast4.1
Heavens Above!1963 · Matthew Robinson3.3
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake1990 · David Motubu3.4
Porgy and Bess1959 · Crowne3.1
