Brock Peters
Actor
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.
Filmography
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral Cartwright 1986
Soylent Green
as Chief Hatcher 1973
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Admiral Cartwright 1991
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Jomo (voice) 2002
Ace High
as Thomas 1968
The Pawnbroker
as Rodriguez 1965
Major Dundee
as Aesop 1965
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Walter Williams 1996
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Chief Speed 1991
Two-Minute Warning
as Paul 1976
Carmen Jones
as Sergeant Brown 1954
The Incident
as Arnold Robinson 1967
The L-Shaped Room
as Johnny 1962
Heavens Above!
as Matthew Robinson 1963
Porgy and Bess
as Crowne 1959
A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Graham 1983