Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 2, 1927
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Broc Peters
- George Fisher
- Brock G. Peters
- Брок Петерс
- Брок Питерс
Brock Peters
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 - Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Tom Robinson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral Cartwright
Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
Major Dundee
as Aesop
Two-Minute Warning
as Paul
Carmen Jones
as Sergeant Brown
The Pawnbroker
as Rodriguez
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Thornton Bentley
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Joseph Sisko
Mission: Impossible
as Walter DuBruis
Mannix
as Sonny Carter
Magnum, P.I.
as President Kole
Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Quincy, M.E.
The Pretender
as Henry Cockran
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self