Acting
Brock Peters
Born 1927-07-02
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Brock Peters
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
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Batman: The Animated Series
1992
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
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Soylent Green
1973
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
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Samurai Jack
2001
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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DuckTales
1987
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Johnny Bravo
1997
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (121 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Jomo (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Locket | Henry McCord | Movie | 2002 |
 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Leon Frey | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Last Place on Earth | Jack Field | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Legend of Tarzan | (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Usula (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Samurai Jack | Lazzor (Elder) (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Static Shock | Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Jomo (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Park Day | Heseeit Turner | Movie | 1998 |
 | Fearful Symmetry | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | Spicy City | Bird (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Johnny Bravo | Chronos (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Walter Williams | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Ramath (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Pretender | Henry Cockran | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | The Shaman (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Masai (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Cosmic Slop | Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders') | Movie | 1994 |
 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | The Pool (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Snorch's Voicebox (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Dark Kat (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Joseph Sisko | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Batman: The Animated Series | Lucius Fox (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Doctor Chasuble | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Secret | Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III | Movie | 1992 |
 | Highway Heartbreaker | Bert Quinn | Movie | 1992 |
 | You Must Remember This | Gus | Movie | 1992 |
 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Admiral Cartwright | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Commish | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Pacific Station | Ray Taylor | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Chief Speed | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Pirates of Dark Water | Bloth (voice) | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | David Motubu | Movie | 1990 |
 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Mammoth (voice) | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Gravedale High | Boneyard (voice) | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Polly | Mr. Pendergast | Movie | 1989 |
 | To Heal a Nation | Paul Turner | Movie | 1988 |
 | Broken Angel | Sgt. Mercurio | Movie | 1988 |
 | DuckTales | Druid (voice) | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Samson and Delilah | Priest (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Admiral Cartwright | Movie | 1986 |
 | Puss in Boots | Ogre | Movie | 1985 |
 | Galtar and the Golden Lance | Tormack (voice) | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Challenge of the GoBots | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Thornton Bentley | TV Series | 1984 |
 | A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Graham | Movie | 1983 |
 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Guest Interviewee | TV Series | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Ogre | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion | Morris Brown | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Jim | Movie | 1981 |
 | Magnum, P.I. | President Kole | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Roots: The Next Generations | Ab Dekker | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Joe | Movie | 1979 |
 | Battlestar Galactica | Chief Opposer Solon | TV Series | 1978 |
 | SST: Death Flight | Dr. Ralph Therman | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance | Zechariah | Movie | 1978 |
 | Black Beauty | Mr. Carmichael | TV Series | 1978 |
| Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter | Henry | Movie | 1978 | |
 | The Devils' Coach | Bump Willis | Movie | 1977 |
 | Seventh Avenue | Sgt. Rollins | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Two-Minute Warning | Paul | Movie | 1976 |
 | Quincy, M.E. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Bionic Woman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Mahalia | Narrator | Movie | 1975 |
 | Framed | Sam Perry | Movie | 1975 |
 | Baretta | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Lost in the Stars | Stephen Kumalo | Movie | 1974 |
 | Tight as a Drum | Bill Evans | Movie | 1974 |
 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Producer | Movie | 1973 |
 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Reynolds | Movie | 1973 |
 | Soylent Green | Chief Hatcher | Movie | 1973 |
 | Police Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' | Self | Movie | 1973 |
 | Black Girl | Earl | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Streets of San Francisco | Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Berdahl | Movie | 1972 |
 | Night Gallery | Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads") | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Jack Johnson | Jack Johnson (voice) | Movie | 1970 |
 | The McMasters | Benjie | Movie | 1970 |
 | McCloud | DDT | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Medical Center | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Ace High | Thomas | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Mod Squad | Johnny Pell | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Outcasts | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | P.J. | Waterpark | Movie | 1968 |
 | Daring Game | Jonah | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Incident | Arnold Robinson | Movie | 1967 |
 | Mannix | Sonny Carter | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Judd, for the Defense | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Mission: Impossible | Walter DuBruis | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | King M'Bala | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Felony Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Loner | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Trials of O'Brien | Isadore Jaconey | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Run for Your Life | Lieutenant Wallace | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Pawnbroker | Rodriguez | Movie | 1965 |
 | Major Dundee | Aesop | Movie | 1965 |
 | Daniel Boone | Pompey | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Great Adventure | Joe Bailey | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Gone Are the Days! | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
 | Heavens Above! | Matthew Robinson | Movie | 1963 |
 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Tom Robinson | Movie | 1962 |
 | The L-Shaped Room | Johnny | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Sam Benedict | Frank Elton | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Molo | Movie | 1960 |
 | Adventures in Paradise | Nicholas | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Porgy and Bess | Crowne | Movie | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Phinn Harper | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bloomer Girl | Alexander | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Gunsmoke | Cato | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Jesse Dillard | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Carmen Jones | Sergeant Brown | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mr. Pendergast | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Henry McCord | TV Series | 1951 |