Brock Peters

Actor · Producer· Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

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

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

To Kill a Mockingbirdposter

To Kill a Mockingbird

Tom Robinson · 1962

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Homeposter

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Admiral Cartwright · 1986

Soylent Greenposter

Soylent Green

Chief Hatcher · 1973

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryposter

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Admiral Cartwright · 1991

The Wild Thornberrys Movieposter

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Jomo (voice) · 2002

Ace Highposter

Ace High

Thomas · 1968

Major Dundeeposter

Major Dundee

Aesop · 1965

The Pawnbrokerposter

The Pawnbroker

Rodriguez · 1965

Filmography

35 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2002	The Locket	Henry McCord	Film
2002	10,000 Black Men Named George	Leon Frey	Film
2002	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Jomo (voice)	Film
1991	Alligator 2: The Mutation	Chief Speed	Film
1991	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	Admiral Cartwright	Film
1991	The Pirates of Dark Water	Bloth (voice)	TV
1990	The Great Los Angeles Earthquake	David Motubu	Film
1989	Polly	Mr. Pendergast	Film
1988	To Heal a Nation	Paul Turner	Film
1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Admiral Cartwright	Film
1986	Samson and Delilah	Priest (voice)	Film
1985	Galtar and the Golden Lance	Tormack (voice)	TV
1983	A Caribbean Mystery	Dr. Graham	Film
1982	A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion	Morris Brown	Film
1981	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Jim	Film
1979	The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel	Joe	Film
1976	Two-Minute Warning	Paul	Film
1975	Framed	Sam Perry	Film
1973	Slaughter's Big Rip-Off	Reynolds	Film
1973	Soylent Green	Chief Hatcher	Film
1973	Five on the Black Hand Side	Producer	Film
1972	Black Girl	Earl	Film
1970	Jack Johnson	Jack Johnson (voice)	Film
1970	The McMasters	Benjie	Film
1968	Daring Game	Jonah	Film
1968	P.J.	Waterpark	Film
1968	Ace High	Thomas	Film
1967	The Incident	Arnold Robinson	Film
1965	The Pawnbroker	Rodriguez	Film
1965	Major Dundee	Aesop	Film
1963	Heavens Above!	Matthew Robinson	Film
1962	The L-Shaped Room	Johnny	Film
1962	To Kill a Mockingbird	Tom Robinson	Film
1959	Porgy and Bess	Crowne	Film
1954	Carmen Jones	Sergeant Brown	Film

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