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Brock Peters

Actor / Character Actor | * 07/02/1927 († 78, 08/23/2005) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Brock Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor and singer, best known for playing the villainous "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess, and Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. He made his Broadway debut in the 1965 Norman Rosten play Mister Johnson. He was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his lead role as Rev. Stephen Kumalo in the 1972 Broadway revival of the musical Lost in the Stars. He received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1991 and a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992. In the 1980s and 1990s, Peters voiced the role of Darth Vader in the serial radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy of Star Wars films, and played two recurring roles in the Star Trek franchise: Starfleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the original-cast feature films, and Joseph Sisko (father of station commander Benjamin Sisko) in ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action & Adventure | Animation

Known for these Movies & Shows

This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green. ...

Soylent Green

PG

1973 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Science Fiction, Thriller
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It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time trav ...

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

PG

1986 | 3.6/5 | 1h 59min
Science Fiction, Adventure
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After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds ...

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

PG

1991 | 3.5/5 | 1h 53min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When At ...

To Kill a Mockingbird

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Brock Peters

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Paul Robeson Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Brock Peters as Actor(50)

as himself2003 Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Leon Frey2002 10,000 Black Men Named George
as Jack Field2002 The Last Place on Earth
as Jomo (voice)2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Heseeit Turner1998 Park Day
as himself1998 Fearful Symmetry
as Walter Williams1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
as Minister Coombs ("Space Traders")1994 Cosmic Slop
as Doctor Chasuble1992 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III1992 The Secret
as Admiral Cartwright1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Chief Speed1991 Alligator 2: The Mutation
as David Motubu1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Mr. Pendergast1989 Polly
as Sgt. Mercurio1988 Broken Angel
as Paul Turner1988 To Heal a Nation
as Priest (voice)1986 Samson and Delilah
as Admiral Cartwright1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Ogre1985 Puss in Boots
as Dr. Graham1983 A Caribbean Mystery
as Morris Brown1982 A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Jim1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Joe1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Zechariah1978 The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
as Dr. Ralph Therman1977 SST: Death Flight
as Paul1976 Two-Minute Warning
as Sam Perry1975 Framed
as Narrator1975 Mahalia
as Stephen Kumalo1974 Lost in the Stars
as Bill Evans1974 Tight as a Drum
as Reynolds1973 Slaughter's Big Rip Off
as Chief Hatcher1973 Soylent Green
1973 A Look at the World of Soylent Green
as Berdahl1972 Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Earl1972 Black Girl
as Jack Johnson (voice)1970 Jack Johnson
as Benjie1970 The McMasters
as Waterpark1968 P.J.
as Jonah1968 Daring Game
as Thomas1968 Ace High
as Arnold Robinson1967 The Incident
as Aesop1965 Major Dundee
as Rodriguez1965 The Pawnbroker
as Matthew Robinson1963 Heavens Above!
as Johnny1962 The L-Shaped Room
as Tom Robinson1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
as Molo1960 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Crowne1959 Porgy and Bess
as Alexander1956 Bloomer Girl
as Sergeant Brown1954 Carmen Jones

TV Shows/Series with Brock Peters as Actor(59)

as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)2001 Samurai Jack
as (voice)2001 The Legend of Tarzan
as Usula (voice)2001 The Legend of Tarzan
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)2000 Static Shock
as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as Jomo (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as Chronos (voice)1997 Johnny Bravo
as Bird (voice)1997 Spicy City
as Ramath (voice)1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Henry Cockran1996 The Pretender
as The Shaman (voice)1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Masai (voice)1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Dark Kat (voice)1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Joseph Sisko1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Lucius Fox (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox / Reporter (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox / The Minotaur (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Bloth (voice)1991 The Pirates of Dark Water
1991 The Commish
1990 Gravedale High
as Druid (voice)1987 DuckTales
as Tormack (voice)1985 Galtar and the Golden Lance
as Thornton Bentley1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Challenge of the GoBots
1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Orge1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Ab Decker1979 Roots: The Next Generations
as Chief Opposer Solon1978 Battlestar Galactica
as Mr. Carmichael1978 Black Beauty
as Sgt. Rollins1977 Seventh Avenue
1976 The Bionic Woman
1976 Quincy, M.E.
1975 Baretta
1973 Police Story
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1970 McCloud
as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")1970 Night Gallery
1969 Medical Center
1968 The Mod Squad
1968 The Outcasts
1967 Judd for the Defense
1967 Mannix
1966 Felony Squad
1966 Mission: Impossible
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Isadore Jaconey1965 The Trials of O'Brien
1965 The Loner
as Lieutenant Wallace1965 Run for Your Life
as Pompey1964 Daniel Boone
as Joe Bailey1963 The Great Adventure
1962 Sam Benedict
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Phinn Harper1959 Rawhide
as Nicholas1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Cato1955 Gunsmoke
as Jesse Dillard1955 Gunsmoke
as Henry McCord1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Brock Peters as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1973 Five on the Black Hand Side
Production/Producer1963 Gone Are the Days!

Full Name: Brock George Fisher
Born: Saturday, 07/02 1927 (July) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/23 2005 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: High School of Music & Art
Other names for Brock Peters (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Broc Peters"
"George Fisher"
"Brock G. Peters"
"Брок Петерс"
"Брок Питерс"
Brock Peters frequently works together with these people:
Claude Akins (28x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (27x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (25x, Actor)
John Dehner (24x, Actor)
Victor French (24x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (23x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (22x, Actor)
John Larch (22x, Actor)
Harry Townes (22x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (22x, Actor)
Frank Welker (21x, Actor)
Leonard Nimoy (5x, Actor)
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