Brock Peters

Acting

Brock Peters

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jul 02, 1927 (98 years old)
Death date
Aug 23, 2005

Brock Peters

Known For

10,000 Black Men Named George
1h 30m
Movie 2002

10,000 Black Men Named George

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join...

The Last Place on Earth
1h 28m
Movie 2002

The Last Place on Earth

Rob Baskin, a businessman who travels to Lake Tahoe in...

Park Day
1h 46m
Movie 1998

Park Day

Residents of a black Missouri community experience a long and...

Ghosts of Mississippi
2h 10m
Movie 1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers...

Cosmic Slop
1h 25m
Movie 1994

Cosmic Slop

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking...

The Importance of Being Earnest
2h 3m
Movie 1992

The Importance of Being Earnest

An all-black version of Oscar Wilde's play.

The Secret
2h 0m
Movie 1992

The Secret

Mostly on account of a pride struggle, Mike Dunmore has...

Highway Heartbreaker
1h 36m
Movie 1992

Highway Heartbreaker

Slick amoral con man Mickey is out to fleece attractive...

The Pirates of Dark Water
0h 30m
TV Show 1991

The Pirates of Dark Water

The Pirates of Dark Water is a fantasy animated series...

Polly
1h 40m
Movie 1989

Polly

An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the...

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.