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Brock Peters

Born 1927-07-02

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.

Known for

To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 · 8.2 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 · 7.3 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 · 7.2 Soylent Green 1973 · 7.0 The Wild Thornberrys 2002 · 5.7 The Pawnbroker 1965 · 7.6 Major Dundee 1965 · 6.7 Carmen Jones 1954 · 6.7 The Incident 1967 · 7.6 Ace High 1968 · 6.5 Two-Minute Warning 1976 · 6.2 Alligator II: The Mutation 1991 · 4.0 The L-Shaped Room 1962 · 7.3 Heavens Above! 1963 · 6.7 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off 1973 · 5.8 Black Girl 1972 · 6.8