Deceased

How Did Brock Peters Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asBroc Peters, George Fisher, Brock G. Peters, Брок Петерс, Брок ПитерсGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/07/1927Born inHarlem, New York City, New York, USADied23/08/2005 (aged 78)Died inLos AngelesCausepancreatic cancerWikidataQ580587 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#2112 ↗

Brock Peters was an American actor, best known for playing the villainous "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess, and Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. He made his Broadway debut in the 1965 Norman Rosten play Mister Johnson. He was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his lead role as Rev. Stephen Kumalo in the 1972 Broadway revival of the musical Lost in the Stars.

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Filmography100 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Dorothy Dandridge: An American BeautyMovie	Self	76
2002	The Wild Thornberrys MovieMovie	Jomo (voice)	75
2002	The Last Place on EarthMovie	Jack Field	75
2001	Samurai JackSeries	Lazzor (Elder) (voice)	74
2001	The Legend of TarzanSeries	(voice)	74
2000	Static ShockSeries	Morris Grant / Soul Power (voice)	73
1998	The Wild ThornberrysSeries	Jomo (voice)	71
1998	Fearful SymmetryMovie	Self	71
1998	Park DayMovie	Heseeit Turner	71
1997	Spicy CitySeries	Bird (voice)	70
1997	Johnny BravoSeries	Chronos (voice)	70
1996	The PretenderSeries	Henry Cockran	69
1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestSeries	Masai (voice)	69
1996	Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmSeries	Ramath (voice)	69
1996	Ghosts of MississippiMovie	Walter Williams	69
1994	Aaahh!!! Real MonstersSeries	The Pool (voice)	67
1994	Cosmic SlopMovie	Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')	67
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries	Joseph Sisko	66
1993	SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSeries	Dark Kat (voice)	66
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	Lucius Fox (voice)	65
1992	The Importance of Being EarnestMovie	Doctor Chasuble	65
1992	Highway HeartbreakerMovie	Bert Quinn	65
1992	You Must Remember ThisMovie	Gus	65
1992	The SecretMovie	Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III	65
1991	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryMovie	Admiral Cartwright	64
1991	The CommishSeries	—	64
1991	The Pirates of Dark WaterSeries	Bloth (voice)	64
1991	Alligator 2: The MutationMovie	Chief Speed	64
1991	Pacific StationSeries	Ray Taylor	64
1990	Gravedale HighSeries	Boneyard (voice)	63
1990	Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries	Mammoth (voice)	63
1990	The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeMovie	David Motubu	63
1989	PollyMovie	Mr. Pendergast	62
1988	Broken AngelMovie	Sgt. Mercurio	61
1987	DuckTalesSeries	Druid (voice)	60
1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeMovie	Admiral Cartwright	59
1986	Samson and DelilahMovie	Priest (voice)	59
1985	Puss in BootsMovie	Ogre	58
1985	Galtar and the Golden LanceSeries	Tormack (voice)	58
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Thornton Bentley	57
1984	Challenge of the GoBotsSeries	—	57
1983	A Caribbean MysteryMovie	Dr. Graham	56
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	—	55
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Ogre	55
1982	A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionMovie	Morris Brown	55
1981	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Jim	54
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	President Kole	53
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	Ab Dekker	52
1979	The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelMovie	Joe	52
1978	Battlestar GalacticaSeries	Chief Opposer Solon	51
1978	SST: Death FlightMovie	Dr. Ralph Therman	51
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	—	49
1976	The Bionic WomanSeries	—	49
1976	Two-Minute WarningMovie	Paul	49
1975	BarettaSeries	—	48
1975	FramedMovie	Sam Perry	48
1974	Tight as a DrumMovie	Bill Evans	47
1973	Police StorySeries	—	46
1973	Soylent GreenMovie	Chief Hatcher	46
1973	Slaughter's Big Rip-OffMovie	Reynolds	46
1973	A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'Movie	Self	46
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Jacob Willis / Earl Barnes	45
1972	Black GirlMovie	Earl	45
1972	Welcome Home, Johnny BristolMovie	Berdahl	45
1970	Night GallerySeries	Logoda (segment "Logoda's Heads")	43
1970	McCloudSeries	—	43
1970	The McMastersMovie	Benjie	43
1970	Jack JohnsonMovie	Jack Johnson (voice)	43
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	42
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	Johnny Pell	41
1968	Ace HighMovie	Thomas	41
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	41
1968	Daring GameMovie	Jonah	41
1968	P.J.Movie	Waterpark	41
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	40
1967	MannixSeries	Sonny Carter	40
1967	The IncidentMovie	Arnold Robinson	40
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Walter DuBruis	39
1966	Felony SquadSeries	—	39
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	King M'Bala	39
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Lieutenant Wallace	38
1965	Major DundeeMovie	Aesop	38
1965	The Trials of O'BrienSeries	Isadore Jaconey	38
1965	The LonerSeries	—	38
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Pompey	37
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Joe Bailey	36
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	35
1962	To Kill a MockingbirdMovie	Tom Robinson	35
1962	Sam BenedictSeries	Frank Elton	35
1962	The L-Shaped RoomMovie	Johnny	35
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	34
1960	The Snows of KilimanjaroMovie	Molo	33
1959	RawhideSeries	Phinn Harper	32
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Nicholas	32
1959	Porgy and BessMovie	Crowne	32
1956	Bloomer GirlMovie	Alexander	29
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Cato	28
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Mr. Pendergast	27
1954	Carmen JonesMovie	Sergeant Brown	27
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Henry McCord	24