Actor

Brock Peters

1954–present1927–2005DramaActionThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

54 acting credits

as Tom Robinson

To Kill a Mockingbird

as Tom Robinson

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

as Admiral Cartwright

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

as Admiral Cartwright

1986

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Filmography

2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American BeautySelf8.3 2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieJomo (voice)6.4 2002The Last Place on EarthJack Field5.7 200210,000 Black Men Named GeorgeLeon Frey3.9 2002The LocketHenry McCord5.2 1998Fearful SymmetrySelf5.3

About

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.

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