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Brock Peters

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Brock Peters

Born
Died
(aged 78)
Birthplace
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
116 titles

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.

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Acting credits 114

YearTitleRole
2003 Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Film Self
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Film Jomo (voice)
2002 The Locket Film Henry McCord
2002 10,000 Black Men Named George Film Leon Frey
2002 The Last Place on Earth Film Jack Field
2001 The Legend of Tarzan TV (voice), Usula (voice) (1 ep)
2001 Samurai Jack TV Lazzor (Elder) (voice) (1 ep)
2000 Static Shock TV Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice) (1 ep)
1998 The Wild Thornberrys TV Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice), Jomo (voice) (1 ep)
1998 Park Day Film Heseeit Turner
1998 Fearful Symmetry Film Self
1997 Spicy City TV Bird (voice) (1 ep)
1997 Johnny Bravo TV Chronos (voice) (1 ep)
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Film Walter Williams
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm TV Ramath (voice) (1 ep)
1996 The Pretender TV Henry Cockran (1 ep)
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest TV The Shaman (voice), Masai (voice) (1 ep)
1994 Cosmic Slop Film Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters TV The Pool (voice), Snorch's Voicebox (voice) (1 ep)
1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron TV Dark Kat (voice) (5 ep)
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV Joseph Sisko (5 ep)
1992 Feat of Clay Film Lucius Fox (voice)
1992 Batman: The Animated Series TV Lucius Fox (voice) (8 ep)
1992 The Importance of Being Earnest Film Doctor Chasuble
1992 The Secret Film Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
1992 Highway Heartbreaker Film Bert Quinn
1992 You Must Remember This Film Gus
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Film Admiral Cartwright
1991 The Commish TV (1 ep)
1991 Pacific Station TV Ray Taylor (1 ep)
1991 Alligator 2: The Mutation Film Chief Speed
1991 The Pirates of Dark Water TV Bloth (voice) (21 ep)
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Film David Motubu
1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers TV Mammoth (voice) (1 ep)
1990 Gravedale High TV Boneyard (voice) (6 ep)
1989 Polly Film Mr. Pendergast
1988 To Heal a Nation Film Paul Turner
1988 Broken Angel Film Sgt. Mercurio
1987 DuckTales TV Druid (voice) (1 ep)
1986 Samson and Delilah Film Priest (voice)
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Film Admiral Cartwright
1985 Puss in Boots Film Ogre
1985 Galtar and the Golden Lance TV Tormack (voice) (21 ep)
1984 Challenge of the GoBots TV (5 ep)
1984 Murder, She Wrote TV Thornton Bentley (1 ep)
1983 A Caribbean Mystery Film Dr. Graham
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre TV Guest Interviewee, Ogre (1 ep)
1982 Cagney & Lacey TV (1 ep)
1982 A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion Film Morris Brown
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film Jim
1980 Magnum, P.I. TV President Kole (1 ep)
1979 Roots: The Next Generations TV Ab Dekker (1 ep)
1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel Film Joe
1978 Battlestar Galactica TV Chief Opposer Solon (1 ep)
1978 SST: Death Flight Film Dr. Ralph Therman
1978 The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance Film Zechariah
1978 Black Beauty TV Mr. Carmichael (5 ep)
1978 Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter Film Henry
1977 The Devils' Coach Film Bump Willis
1977 Seventh Avenue TV Sgt. Rollins (3 ep)

Crew credits 2

YearTitleJob
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side Film Producer
1963 Gone Are the Days! Film Producer
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