Brock Peters
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-07-02 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2005-08-23
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.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Joseph Sisko
Batman: The Animated Series
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
as Thornton Bentley
Mission: Impossible
as Walter DuBruis
Samurai Jack
as Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
Magnum, P.I.
as President Kole
DuckTales
as Druid (voice)
Quincy, M.E.
Mannix
as Sonny Carter
Johnny Bravo
as Chronos (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Battlestar Galactica
as Chief Opposer Solon
The Pretender
as Henry Cockran
Night Gallery
as Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")
Rawhide
as Phinn Harper
Cagney & Lacey
Static Shock
as Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)
Gunsmoke
as Cato
Gunsmoke
as Jesse Dillard