Brock Peters

Acting

Brock Peters

Born July 2, 1927Harlem, New York City, New York, USA111 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

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
7.5

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Movie

2003

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
6.4

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Movie

2002

The Locket
5.0

The Locket

Movie

2002

10,000 Black Men Named George
3.1

10,000 Black Men Named George

Movie

2002

The Last Place on Earth
5.0

The Last Place on Earth

Movie

2002

The Legend of Tarzan
7.0

The Legend of Tarzan

TV

2001

Filmography

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beautyas SelfMovie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Jomo (voice)Movie
The Locket
2002The Locketas Henry McCordMovie
10,000 Black Men Named George
200210,000 Black Men Named Georgeas Leon FreyMovie
The Last Place on Earth
2002The Last Place on Earthas Jack FieldMovie
The Legend of Tarzan
2001The Legend of Tarzanas (voice)TV
Samurai Jack
2001Samurai Jackas Lazzor (Elder) (voice)TV
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)TV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)TV
Park Day
1998Park Dayas Heseeit TurnerMovie
Fearful Symmetry
1998Fearful Symmetryas SelfMovie
Spicy City
1997Spicy Cityas Bird (voice)TV
Johnny Bravo
1997Johnny Bravoas Chronos (voice)TV
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996Ghosts of Mississippias Walter WilliamsMovie
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realmas Ramath (voice)TV
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Henry CockranTV
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas The Shaman (voice)TV
Cosmic Slop
1994Cosmic Slopas Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')Movie
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994Aaahh!!! Real Monstersas The Pool (voice)TV
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Dark Kat (voice)TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Joseph SiskoTV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Lucius Fox (voice)TV
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992The Importance of Being Earnestas Doctor ChasubleMovie
The Secret
1992The Secretas Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver IIIMovie
Highway Heartbreaker
1992Highway Heartbreakeras Bert QuinnMovie
You Must Remember This
1992You Must Remember Thisas GusMovie
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryas Admiral CartwrightMovie
The Commish
1991The CommishTV
Pacific Station
1991Pacific Stationas Ray TaylorTV
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991Alligator 2: The Mutationas Chief SpeedMovie
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991The Pirates of Dark Wateras Bloth (voice)TV
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990The Great Los Angeles Earthquakeas David MotubuMovie
Gravedale High
1990Gravedale Highas Boneyard (voice)TV
Polly
1989Pollyas Mr. PendergastMovie
To Heal a Nation
1988To Heal a Nationas Paul TurnerMovie
Broken Angel
1988Broken Angelas Sgt. MercurioMovie
DuckTales
1987DuckTalesas Druid (voice)TV
Samson and Delilah
1986Samson and Delilahas Priest (voice)Movie
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Homeas Admiral CartwrightMovie
Puss in Boots
1985Puss in Bootsas OgreMovie
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985Galtar and the Golden Lanceas Tormack (voice)TV
Challenge of the GoBots
1984Challenge of the GoBotsTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Thornton BentleyTV
A Caribbean Mystery
1983A Caribbean Mysteryas Dr. GrahamMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Guest IntervieweeTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & LaceyTV
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellionas Morris BrownMovie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas JimMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as President KoleTV
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Ab DekkerTV
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurelas JoeMovie
Battlestar Galactica
1978Battlestar Galacticaas Chief Opposer SolonTV
SST: Death Flight
1978SST: Death Flightas Dr. Ralph ThermanMovie
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978The Million Dollar Dixie Deliveranceas ZechariahMovie
Black Beauty
1978Black Beautyas Mr. CarmichaelTV
A
1978Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighteras HenryMovie
Seventh Avenue
1977Seventh Avenueas Sgt. RollinsTV
Two-Minute Warning
1976Two-Minute Warningas PaulMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
The Bionic Woman
1976The Bionic WomanTV
Mahalia
1975Mahaliaas NarratorMovie
Framed
1975Framedas Sam PerryMovie
Baretta
1975BarettaTV
Lost in the Stars
1974Lost in the Starsas Stephen KumaloMovie
Tight as a Drum
1974Tight as a Drumas Bill EvansMovie
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas ReynoldsMovie
Soylent Green
1973Soylent Greenas Chief HatcherMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'as SelfMovie
Black Girl
1972Black Girlas EarlMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Jacob Willis / Earl BarnesTV
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas BerdahlMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")TV
Jack Johnson
1970Jack Johnsonas Jack Johnson (voice)Movie
The McMasters
1970The McMastersas BenjieMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
Ace High
1968Ace Highas ThomasMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squadas Johnny PellTV
The Outcasts
1968The OutcastsTV
P.J.
1968P.J.as WaterparkMovie
Daring Game
1968Daring Gameas JonahMovie
The Incident
1967The Incidentas Arnold RobinsonMovie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Sonny CarterTV
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Walter DuBruisTV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as King M'BalaTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The Loner
1965The LonerTV
The Trials of O'Brien
1965The Trials of O'Brienas Isadore JaconeyTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Lieutenant WallaceTV
The Pawnbroker
1965The Pawnbrokeras RodriguezMovie
Major Dundee
1965Major Dundeeas AesopMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas PompeyTV
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventureas Joe BaileyTV
Heavens Above!
1963Heavens Above!as Matthew RobinsonMovie
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962To Kill a Mockingbirdas Tom RobinsonMovie
The L-Shaped Room
1962The L-Shaped Roomas JohnnyMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam Benedictas Frank EltonTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960The Snows of Kilimanjaroas MoloMovie
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas NicholasTV
Porgy and Bess
1959Porgy and Bessas CrowneMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Phinn HarperTV
Bloomer Girl
1956Bloomer Girlas AlexanderMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas CatoTV
Carmen Jones
1954Carmen Jonesas Sergeant BrownMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mr. PendergastTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Henry McCordTV