Brock Peters (July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, perhaps best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird of Tom Robinson, the black man unjustly convicted of raping a white girl. He also voiced Soul Power in the cartoon Static Shock (2000 – 2004). is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 Academy Award winning film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ...

Early life

Peters was born George Fisher in New York City, the son of Alma A. (née Norford) and Sonnie Fisher, a sailor.^[1] He was of African and West Indian descent. Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at age 10. A product of NYC's famed Music and Arts High School, Peters initially fielded more odd jobs than acting jobs as he worked his way up from Harlem poverty. Landing a stage role in Porgy and Bess in 1949, he quit physical education studies at City College of New York and went on tour with the acclaimed musical. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Née redirects here. ... This article is about maritime crew. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... A map of West India. ... The cast of Porgy and Bess during the Boston try-out prior to the Broadway opening. ... “City College” redirects here. ...

Career

Peters made his film debut in Carmen Jones in 1954, but he really began to make a name for himself in such films as To Kill a Mockingbird and The L-Shaped Room. He received a Tony nomination for his starring stint in Broadway's Lost in the Stars. Carmen Jones was a 1943 Broadway musical, later also performed a 1954 musical film; the play also ran for a season in 1991 at Londons Old Vic and most recently in Londons Royal Festival Hall in the South Bank Centre in 2007[1]. It is an updating of... To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 Academy Award winning film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. ... The L-Shaped Room is a 1962 film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London apartment building, befriending a young man in the building. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton (1903-1988). ...

He sang background vocals on the 1956 hit, "Banana Boat (Day-O)" by Harry Belafonte as well as Belafonte's 1957 hit, "Mama Look At Bubu." Harold George Belafonete, Jr. ...

In the movie Abe Lincoln, Freedom Fighter (1978), Peters plays Henry, a freed Negro slave who is falsely accused of robbery but, defended by Abe Lincoln, is found not guilty due to the fact he has a damaged hand and couldn't have committed the crime. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Peters plays Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of raping a white girl, whom Atticus Finch shows could not have committed due to the fact his hand (and arm) were damaged. Finch proves a lesser lawyer than Lincoln in the latter movie, however, as Peters' character falls victim to the prejudice of the local jury and public opinion and they find him guilty anyway. Tom Robinson (born June 1, 1950, in Cambridge) is an English songwriter and broadcaster probably best-known for the UK hit songs 2-4-6-8 Motorway (1977), Sing If Youre Glad To Be Gay (1978) and War Baby (1983). ...

In radio, Peters was the voice of Darth Vader for the National Public Radio adaptation of the original Star Wars trilogy. For information on this characters appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, see Anakin Skywalker. ... NPR redirects here. ... Return of the Jedi is the third film of the original trilogy. ... This article is about the series. ...

Peters worked with Charlton Heston on several theater productions in the 1940s and 1950s. The two became friends and subsequently worked together on several films, including Major Dundee, Soylent Green, and Two-Minute Warning. Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924) is an US-american film actor, known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ... Major Dundee was a 1965 Western film written by Harry Julian Fink and directed by Sam Peckinpah. ... For the metal band, see Soilent Green. ... In the National Football League, the two-minute warning is given when two minutes of game time remain on the game clock in each half of a game, i. ...

He died in Los Angeles, California of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2005 at the age of 78. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor within the pancreatic gland. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable Performances

• Sergeant Brown in Carmen Jones (1954 film version)
• Crown in Porgy and Bess (1959 film version)
• Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
• Aesop in Major Dundee (1965)
• Stephen Kumalo in Lost in the Stars (stage version and 1974 film version) — nominated for a Tony Award
• Lieutenant Hatcher in the film Soylent Green
• Darth Vader in the Star Wars radio series
• The Ogre in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode Puss in Boots.
• Det. Frank Lewis in The Young and the Restless
• Fleet Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
• Lucius Fox in Batman: The Animated Series
• Joseph Sisko, Benjamin Sisko's father, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Dark Kat in SWAT Kats The Radical Squadron, Bloth in Pirates of Dark Water, Tormack in Galtar and the Golden Lance and Boneyard in Gravedale High.
• An uncredited voice-acting performance as the boxer Jack Johnson on the Miles Davis album A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Carmen Jones is a 1954 film adaptation of the Broadway Musical Carmen Jones. ... The cast of Porgy and Bess during the Boston try-out prior to the Broadway opening. ... To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 Academy Award winning film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. ... Major Dundee was a 1965 Western film written by Harry Julian Fink and directed by Sam Peckinpah. ... Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton (1903-1988). ... The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. ... For the metal band, see Soilent Green. ... For information on this characters appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, see Anakin Skywalker. ... NPR Star Wars Radio Series promotional poster An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. ... Puss in Boots is the 21st episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. ... For other uses, see Young and Restless. ... Fleet Admiral Cartwright is a character of the Star Trek universe who appears in two feature films, those being Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. ... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Lucius Fox is a fictional character appearing in Batman comic books by DC Comics. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... This is a list of fictional characters of the fictional Star Trek universe that appeared exclusively in the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and related material. ... Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Dark Kat is one the arch-enemies of the SWAT Kats in the animated television series SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, a large feline villain with purple fur and yellow eyes, always seen wearing black robes and possessing a booming voice provided by Brock Peters. ... The Pirates of Dark Water is a fantasy animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in the early 1990s. ... Galtar and Tormack Galtar and the Golden Lance was an animated television series about the adventures of three friends: Galtar, princess Goleeta and her younger brother, Zorn. ... Gravedale High was an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. ... A Tribute to Jack Johnson is a jazz fusion album recorded in 1970 by Miles Davis. ...

Deep Space Nine appearances

• "Homefront"
• "Paradise Lost"
• "A Time to Stand"
• "Far Beyond the Stars"
• "Image in the Sand"
• "Shadows and Symbols"

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References

External links

• Brock Peters at the Internet Movie Database
• Brock Peters article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki