Person
Brock Peters
Born 2 July 1927 Died 23 August 2005, aged 78 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗
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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31age in their first credit on record (1959)
34years on screen and counting
2credits in 1991, their busiest year
16dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 64 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991as Admiral Cartwright
Age: 59 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986as Admiral Cartwright
Age: 56 A Caribbean Mystery
1983as Dr. Graham
Age: 50 SST: Death Flight
1978as Dr. Ralph Therman
Age: 49 Two-Minute Warning
1976as Paul
Age: 45 Soylent Green
1973as Chief Hatcher
Age: 42 The McMasters
1970as Benjie
Age: 41 Ace High
1968as Thomas
Age: 35 To Kill a Mockingbird
1962as Tom Robinson
Age: 32 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960as Molo
Age: 31 Porgy and Bess
1959as Crowne
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