George Fisher (born July 2, 1927-died August 25, 2005), better known by his stage name Brock Peters, was an American actor and voice actor. He’s best known for playing Tom Robinson in the 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:
- Peters has appeared multiple times in Star Trek:
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Admiral Lance Cartwright
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Joseph Sisko
- Porgy and Bess as Crown
- To Kill a Mockingbird as Tom Robinson
- Major Dundee as Aesop
- Soylent Green as Lieutenant Hatcher
- SST: Death Flight as Dr. Therman
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Jomo
- Star Wars Radio Dramas as Darth Vader
- Batman: The Animated Series as Lucius Fox
- The Pirates of Dark Water as Bloth
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as The Pool of Elders
- SWAT Kats as Dark Kat
- The Young and the Restless as Detective Frank Lewis
- Samurai Jack as Lazzor
- Static Shock as Morris Grant/Soul Power
