Brock Peters
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self | HIT | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Jomo (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2002 | The Locket | Henry McCord | FLOP | |
| 2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Leon Frey | FLOP | |
| 2002 | The Last Place on Earth | Jack Field | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Park Day | Heseeit Turner | HIT | |
| 1998 | Fearful Symmetry | Self | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Walter Williams | HIT | |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders') | FLOP | |
| 1992 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Doctor Chasuble | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Bert Quinn | FLOP | |
| 1992 | You Must Remember This | Gus | HIT | |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Admiral Cartwright | HIT | |
| 1991 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Chief Speed | FLOP | |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | David Motubu | HIT | |
| 1989 | Polly | Mr. Pendergast | HIT | |
| 1988 | To Heal a Nation | Paul Turner | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | Sgt. Mercurio | HIT | |
| 1986 | Samson and Delilah | Priest (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Admiral Cartwright | HIT | |
| 1985 | Puss in Boots | Ogre | FLOP | |
| 1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Graham | FLOP | |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion | Morris Brown | FLOP | |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Jim | FLOP | |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Joe | FLOP | |
| 1978 | SST: Death Flight | Dr. Ralph Therman | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter | Henry | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Paul | FLOP | |
| 1975 | Framed | Sam Perry | HIT | |
| 1974 | Lost in the Stars | Stephen Kumalo | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Tight as a Drum | Bill Evans | FLOP | |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Reynolds | FLOP | |
| 1973 | Soylent Green | Chief Hatcher | HIT | |
| 1973 | A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' | Self | FLOP | |
| 1972 | Black Girl | Earl | FLOP | |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Berdahl | HIT | |
| 1970 | Jack Johnson | Jack Johnson (voice) | HIT | |
| 1970 | The McMasters | Benjie | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Ace High | Thomas | HIT | |
| 1968 | P.J. | Waterpark | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Daring Game | Jonah | FLOP | |
| 1967 | The Incident | Arnold Robinson | HIT | |
| 1965 | The Pawnbroker | Rodriguez | HIT | |
| 1965 | Major Dundee | Aesop | HIT | |
| 1963 | Heavens Above! | Matthew Robinson | HIT | |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Tom Robinson | HIT | |
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room | Johnny | HIT | |
| 1960 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Molo | FLOP | |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Crowne | FLOP | |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Sergeant Brown | FLOP |