Brock Peters
Known for acting · Born 2 July 1927 · Died 23 August 2005 · aged 78 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
115 credits
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 Mockingbird
1962
Soylent Green
1973
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
The Pawnbroker
1965
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
Ace High
1968
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985
The L-Shaped Room
1962
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Carmen Jones
1954
The Incident
1967
Black Girl
1972
Acting (113)
2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American BeautySelfFilm
2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieJomo (voice)Film
2002The LocketHenry McCordFilm
200210,000 Black Men Named GeorgeLeon FreyFilm
2002The Last Place on EarthJack FieldFilm
2001Samurai JackLazzor (Elder) (voice)Series
2001The Legend of Tarzan(voice), Usula (voice)Series
2000Static ShockMorris Grant / Soul Power (voice)Series
1998The Wild ThornberrysDr. Jomo / Poacher (voice), Jomo (voice)Series
1998Fearful SymmetrySelfFilm
1998Park DayHeseeit TurnerFilm
1997Johnny BravoChronos (voice)Series
1997Spicy CityBird (voice)Series
1996The PretenderHenry CockranSeries
1996Ghosts of MississippiWalter WilliamsFilm
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmRamath (voice)Series
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestThe Shaman (voice), Masai (voice)Series
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersThe Pool (voice), Snorch's Voicebox (voice)Series
1994Cosmic SlopMinister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')Film
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineJoseph Sisko · 5 episodesSeries
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronDark Kat (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesLucius Fox (voice) · 8 episodesSeries
1992Highway HeartbreakerBert QuinnFilm
1992You Must Remember ThisGusFilm
1992The Importance of Being EarnestDoctor ChasubleFilm
1992The SecretThurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver IIIFilm
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryAdmiral CartwrightFilm
1991Alligator 2: The MutationChief SpeedFilm
1991The Pirates of Dark WaterBloth (voice) · 21 episodesSeries
1991The CommishSeries
1991Pacific StationRay TaylorSeries
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersMammoth (voice)Series
1990The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeDavid MotubuFilm
1990Gravedale HighBoneyard (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
1989PollyMr. PendergastFilm
1988Broken AngelSgt. MercurioFilm
1988To Heal a NationPaul TurnerFilm
1987DuckTalesDruid (voice)Series
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeAdmiral CartwrightFilm
1986Samson and DelilahPriest (voice)Film
1985Galtar and the Golden LanceTormack (voice) · 21 episodesSeries
1985Puss in BootsOgreFilm
1984Murder, She WroteThornton BentleySeries
1984Challenge of the GoBots · 5 episodesSeries
1983A Caribbean MysteryDr. GrahamFilm
1982Cagney & LaceySeries
1982Faerie Tale TheatreGuest Interviewee, OgreSeries
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionMorris BrownFilm
1981The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJimFilm
1980Magnum, P.I.President KoleSeries
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsAb DekkerSeries
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelJoeFilm
1978Battlestar GalacticaChief Opposer SolonSeries
1978Black BeautyMr. Carmichael · 5 episodesSeries
1978SST: Death FlightDr. Ralph ThermanFilm
1978Abe Lincoln: Freedom FighterHenryFilm
1978The Million Dollar Dixie DeliveranceZechariahFilm
1977Seventh AvenueSgt. Rollins · 3 episodesSeries
1977The Devils' CoachBump WillisFilm
1976The Bionic WomanSeries
1976Quincy, M.E.Series
1976Two-Minute WarningPaulFilm
1975Baretta · 2 episodesSeries
1975FramedSam PerryFilm
1975MahaliaNarratorFilm
1974Lost in the StarsStephen KumaloFilm
1974Tight as a DrumBill EvansFilm
1973Soylent GreenChief HatcherFilm
1973Police Story · 2 episodesSeries
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffReynoldsFilm
1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'SelfFilm
1972The Streets of San FranciscoJacob Willis / Earl BarnesSeries
1972Black GirlEarlFilm
1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolBerdahlFilm
1970Night GalleryLogoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")Series
1970McCloudDDTSeries
1970The McMastersBenjieFilm
1970Jack JohnsonJack Johnson (voice)Film
1969Medical CenterSeries
1968Ace HighThomasFilm
1968The Mod SquadJohnny PellSeries
1968P.J.WaterparkFilm
1968The OutcastsSeries
1968Daring GameJonahFilm
1967The IncidentArnold RobinsonFilm
1967MannixSonny CarterSeries
1967Judd, for the Defense · 2 episodesSeries
1966Mission: ImpossibleWalter DuBruisSeries
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.King M'BalaSeries
1966Felony SquadSeries
1965The PawnbrokerRodriguezFilm
1965Major DundeeAesopFilm
1965Run for Your LifeLieutenant WallaceSeries
1965The Trials of O'BrienIsadore JaconeySeries
1965The LonerSeries
1964Daniel BoonePompeySeries
1963Heavens Above!Matthew RobinsonFilm
1963The Great AdventureJoe BaileySeries
1962To Kill a MockingbirdTom RobinsonFilm
1962The L-Shaped RoomJohnnyFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1962Sam BenedictFrank EltonSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1960The Snows of KilimanjaroMoloFilm
1959RawhidePhinn HarperSeries
1959Porgy and BessCrowneFilm
1959Adventures in ParadiseNicholasSeries
1956Bloomer GirlAlexanderFilm
1956Tony AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
1955GunsmokeCato, Jesse DillardSeries
1954Carmen JonesSergeant BrownFilm
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMr. PendergastSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHenry McCordSeries
Production (2)
1973Five on the Black Hand SideProducerFilm
1963Gone Are the Days!ProducerFilm