Acting

Brock Peters

Born 1927-07-02 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Died 2005-08-23

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.

Credits

Newest first

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice)
2002
The Locket
as Henry McCord
2002
10,000 Black Men Named George
as Leon Frey
2002
The Last Place on Earth
as Jack Field
2002
The Legend of Tarzan
as (voice)
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
as Usula (voice)
2001
Samurai Jack
as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
2001
Static Shock
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
2000
The Wild Thornberrys
as Dr. Jomo / Poacher (voice)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
as Jomo (voice)
1998
Park Day
as Heseeit Turner
1998
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
1998
Spicy City
as Bird (voice)
1997
Johnny Bravo
as Chronos (voice)
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Ramath (voice)
1996
The Pretender
as Henry Cockran
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as The Shaman (voice)
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Masai (voice)
1996
Cosmic Slop
as Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as The Pool (voice)
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as Snorch's Voicebox (voice)
1994
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Dark Kat (voice)
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Joseph Sisko
1993
Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox (voice)
1992
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Doctor Chasuble
1992
The Secret
as Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
as Bert Quinn
1992
You Must Remember This
as Gus
1992
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright
1991
The Commish
1991
Pacific Station
as Ray Taylor
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Chief Speed
1991
The Pirates of Dark Water
as Bloth (voice)
1991
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as David Motubu
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Mammoth (voice)
1990
Gravedale High
as Boneyard (voice)
1990
Polly
as Mr. Pendergast
1989
To Heal a Nation
as Paul Turner
1988
Broken Angel
as Sgt. Mercurio
1988
DuckTales
as Druid (voice)
1987
Samson and Delilah
as Priest (voice)
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral Cartwright
1986
Puss in Boots
as Ogre
1985
Galtar and the Golden Lance
as Tormack (voice)
1985
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Thornton Bentley
1984
A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Graham
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Guest Interviewee
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Ogre
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Morris Brown
1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
1981
Magnum, P.I.
as President Kole
1980
Roots: The Next Generations
as Ab Dekker
1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Joe
1979
Battlestar Galactica
as Chief Opposer Solon
1978
SST: Death Flight
as Dr. Ralph Therman
1978
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
as Zechariah
1978
Black Beauty
as Mr. Carmichael
1978
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
as Henry
1978
The Devils' Coach
as Bump Willis
1977
Seventh Avenue
as Sgt. Rollins
1977
Two-Minute Warning
as Paul
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Mahalia
as Narrator
1975
Framed
as Sam Perry
1975
Baretta
1975
Lost in the Stars
as Stephen Kumalo
1974
Tight as a Drum
as Bill Evans
1974
Five on the Black Hand Side
Producer
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Reynolds
1973
Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher
1973
Police Story
1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
1973
Black Girl
as Earl
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
as Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Berdahl
1972