George Fisher (July 2, 1927 – August 25, 2005), better known by his stage name of Brock Peters, was an American actor and voice actor.
He is best known for playing Tom Robinson in the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. However, he had a long acting career, which includes the big SF franchises such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
Roles:
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Film roles
- Carmen Jones (1954) as Sergeant Brown
- Porgy and Bess (1955) as Crown
- The L-Shaped Room (1962) as Johnny
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Tom Robinson
- The Pawnbroker (1964) as Rodriguez
- Major Dundee (1965) as Aesop
- The Incident (1967) as Arnold Robinson
- Ace High (1968) as Thomas
- Soylent Green (1973) as Lieutenant Hatcher
- Two-Minute Warning (1976) as Paul
- SST: Death Flight (1977) as Dr. Therman
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) as Fleet Admiral Lance Cartwright
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) as Walter Williams
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) as Jomo (voice)
Television roles
- Daniel Boone (1 episode, 1964) as Pompey
- Rawhide (1 epiode, 1965) as Phinn Harper
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1966) as King M'Bala
- Mission: Impossible (1 episode, 1967) as Walter DuBruis
- It Takes a Thief (1 episode, 1968) as Chak
- The Felony Squad (1 episode, 1969) as Marcel Nburu
- Gunsmoke (2 episodes, 1969–73) as Cato/Jesse Dillard
- Mannix (1 episode, 1970) as Sonny Carter
- The Virginian (1 episode, 1970) as Mace Ivers
- Longstreet (1 episode, 1971) as Danny
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1 episode, 1971) as John Goodman
- The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1971) as Johnny Pell
- Night Gallery (1 episode, 1971) as Logoda
- The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode, 1974) as Jacob Willis/Earl Barnes
- McCloud (1 episode, 1974) as DDT
- Baretta (2 episodes, 1975) as John Shockley/Judson B. Taylor
- Police Story (2 episodes, 1976) as Sergeant Bagney
- Black Beauty (1978) as Mr. Carmichael
- The Bionic Woman (1 episode, 1978) as Jack Stratton
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1978) as Dr. Frank Matthews
- Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, 1979) as Chief Opposer Solon
- The Young and the Restless (1982–95) as Detective Frank Lewis
- The Smurfs (1 episode, 1983) as The Ambassador (voice)
- Challenge Of The Go Bots (8 episodes, 1984–85) as General Newcastle (voice)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (2 episodes, 1985) as Guest Interviewee/Ogre
- Magnum, P.I. (1 episode, 1985) as President Kole
- The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1 episode, 1985) as Priest (voice)
- Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–86) as Tormack (voice)
- Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1986) as Thornton Bentley
- Wildfire (1 episode, 1986) as Thunderbolt (voice)
- Cagney & Lacey (1 episode, 1987) as Mr. Higgins
- DuckTales (1987) (1 episode, 1987) as Druid (voice)
- Gravedale High (6 episodes, 1990) as Boneyard (voice)
- The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–93) as Bloth (voice)
- Batman: The Animated Series (8 episodes, 1992–94) as Lucius Fox (voice)
- SWAT Kats (5 episodes, 1993–94) as Dark Kat (voice)
- The Commish (1 episode, 1994) as Abraham Wilkerson
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (2 episodes, 1995–96) as The Pool of Elders/Snorch's Voicebox (voice)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1 episode, 1996) as Mammoth (voice)
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1 episode, 1996) as Ramath (voice)
- Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures (2 episodes, 1996–97) as Masai/The Shaman (voice)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (6 episodes, 1996–98) as Joseph Sisko
- The Pretender (1 episode, 1997) as Henry Cockran
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1 episode, 1997) as King Ahasuerus/Merchant (voice)
- Johnny Bravo (1 episode, 1997) as Chronos/Squirrel (voice)
- Spicy City (1 episode, 1997) as Bird (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys (2 episodes, 1998–2000) as Jomo (voice)
- Samurai Jack (1 episode, 2001) as Lazzor (voice)
- The Legend of Tarzan (2 episodes, 2001) as Usula (voice)
- Static Shock (1 episode, 2003) as Morris Grant/Soul Power (voice)
- JAG (1 episode, 2005) as Paul Revere
Radio roles
- Star Wars Radio Dramas (1981–96) as Darth Vader (voice)
Video game roles
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command III (2002) as General Mi'Qogh (voice)
