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Brock Peters (1927–2005)

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Born of African and West Indian parentage in New York City, Brock Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at age ten. 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... See full bio »

Born:

George Fisher
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2006 Borg War (video)
General Mi'Qoch (voice)
 
2005 JAG (TV series)
Paul Revere
– Bridging the Gulf (2005) … Paul Revere
 
2003 Static Shock (TV series)
Morris Grant / Soul Power
– Blast from the Past (2003) … Morris Grant/Soul Power (voice)
 
2002 The Locket (TV movie)
Henry McCord
 
2002 Star Trek: Starfleet Command III (Video Game)
General Mi'Qogh (voice)
 
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Jomo (voice)
 
2002 No Prom for Cindy (short)
Doctor
 
2002 10,000 Black Men Named George (TV movie)
Leon Frey
 
2002 The Last Place on Earth
Jack Field
 
2001 The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)
Usula
– Tarzan and the Return of La (2001) … Usula
 
2001 Samurai Jack (TV series)
Lazzor (Elder)
– Jack, the Woolies, and the Chritchellites (2001) … Lazzor (Elder) (voice)
 
1998-2000 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Dr. Jomo, Poacher / Jomo
– Forget Me Not (2000) … Jomo (voice)
– Iron Curtain (1998) … Dr. Jomo, Poacher
 
1996-1998 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Joseph Sisko / Preacher
– Shadows and Symbols (1998) … Joseph Sisko
– Image in the Sand (1998) … Joseph Sisko
– Far Beyond the Stars (1998) … Joseph Sisko / Preacher
– A Time to Stand (1997) … Joseph Sisko
– Paradise Lost (1996) … Joseph Sisko
See all 6 episodes »
 
1998 Park Day
Heseeit Turner
 
1997 Spicy City (TV series)
Bird
– Raven's Revenge (1997) … Bird (voice)
 
1997 Johnny Bravo (TV series)
Chronos / Squirrel
– Super Duped/Bungled in the Jungle/Bearly Enough Time! (1997) … Chronos/Squirrel (voice)
 
1996-1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)
Masai / The Shaman
– Dark Sentinel (1997) … The Shaman (voice)
– Ndovu's Last Journey (1996) … Masai (voice)
 
1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series)
King Ahasuerus / Merchant
– Loyalty (1997) … King Ahasuerus/Merchant (voice)
 
1997 The Pretender (TV series)
Henry Cockran
– Prison Story (1997) … Henry Cockran
 
1997 Two Weeks from Sunday (short)
 
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
Walter Williams
 
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (TV series)
Ramath
– Swords of Ilkan (1996) … Ramath (voice)
 
1994-1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Snorch's Voicebox, Man / The Pool
– Monster Blues/I Heard the Snorch Call My Name (1996) … Snorch's Voicebox, Man
– Where Have All the Monsters Gone? (1994) … The Pool (voice)
 
1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Mammoth
– Twelve Angry Animals (1996) … Mammoth (voice)
 
1995 An Element of Truth (TV movie)
 
1995 Il barone (TV mini-series)
Le roi Aschwinda
 
1993-1994 Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (TV series)
Dark Kat
– The Dark Side of the Swat Kats (1994) … Dark Kat (voice)
– Razor's Edge (1994) … Dark Kat (voice)
– Katastrophe (1993) … Dark Kat (voice)
– Night of the Dark Kat (1993) … Dark Kat (voice)
– The Wrath of Dark Kat (1993) … Dark Kat (voice)
 
1994 The Commish (TV series)
Abraham Wilkerson
– Born in the USA (1994) … Abraham Wilkerson
 
1992-1994 Batman (TV series)
Lucius Fox
– Avatar (1994) … Lucius Fox (voice)
– See No Evil (1993) … Lucius Fox (voice)
– Off Balance (1992) … Lucius Fox (voice)
– If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (1992) … Lucius Fox (voice)
– Heart of Steel: Part 1 (1992) … Lucius Fox (voice)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1994 Cosmic Slop (TV movie)
Minister Coombs (segment "Space Traders")
 
1991-1993 The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)
Bloth
– The Living Treasure (1993) … Bloth (voice)
– The Soul Stealer (1993) … Bloth (voice)
– Sister of the Sword (1993) … Bloth (voice)
– The Pandawa Plague (1993) … Bloth (voice)
– The Game Players of Undaar (1992) … Bloth (voice)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1992 The Importance of Being Earnest
Doctor Chasuble
 
1992 The Secret (TV movie)
Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
 
1992 Highway Heartbreaker (TV movie)
Bert Quinn
 
1992 You Must Remember This (TV movie)
Gus
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Admiral Cartwright
 
1991 Pacific Station (TV series)
– Friend of the Devil (1991)
 
1991 Alligator II: The Mutation
Chief Speed
 
1990 The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV movie)
David Motubu
 
1990 Gravedale High (TV series)
Boneyard
– Do the Rad Thing (1990) … Boneyard (voice)
– Long Days Guerny Into Night (1990) … Boneyard (voice)
– He Ain't Scary, He's My Brother (1990) … Boneyard (voice)
– Monster Gumbo (1990) … Boneyard (voice)
– Monster on Trial (1990) … Boneyard (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1989 Polly (TV movie)
Mr. Pendergast
 
1988 To Heal a Nation (TV movie)
Paul Turner
 
1988 Broken Angel (TV movie)
Sgt. Mercurio
 
1987 DuckTales (TV series)
Druid
– The Curse of Castle McDuck (1987) … Druid (voice)
 
1987 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Mr. Higgins
– Ahead of the Game (1987) … Mr. Higgins
 
1986 Wildfire (TV series)
Thunderbolt
– Wildfire: King of the Horses (1986) … Thunderbolt (voice)
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Admiral Cartwright
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Thornton Bentley
– Trial by Error (1986) … Thornton Bentley
 
1986 Samson and Delilah (video short) (voice)
 
1984-1985 Challenge of the GoBots (TV series)
General Newcastle
– Flight to Earth: Part 4 (1985) … General Newcastle (voice)
– Trident's Triple Threat (1985) … General Newcastle (voice)
– The Final Conflict (1984) … General Newcastle (voice)
 
1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
President Kole
– Old Acquaintance (1985) … President Kole
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Guest Interviewee / Ogre
– Puss in Boots (1985) … Ogre
– Grimm Party (1985) … Guest Interviewee
 
1985 This Is the Life (TV series)
– How Shall We Then Live? (1985)
 
1985 Galtar and the Golden Lance (TV series)
Tormack
 
1983 A Caribbean Mystery (TV movie)
Dr. Graham
 
1982-1989 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Frank Lewis
 
1982 A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (TV movie)
 
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
Jim
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Ab Decker
– Episode #1.5 (1979) … Ab Decker
 
1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Chief Opposer Solon
– Murder on the Rising Star (1979) … Chief Opposer Solon
 
1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV movie)
Joe
 
1979 A Bond of Iron (TV movie)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Jack Stratton
– Which One Is Jaime? (1978) … Jack Stratton
 
1978 The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (TV movie)
Zechariah
 
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Zechariah
– The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverence (1978) … Zechariah
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Mr. Carmichael
 
1978 Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter
Henry
 
1977 SST: Death Flight (TV movie)
Dr. Ralph Therman
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Sgt. Rollins
 
1976 Two-Minute Warning
Paul
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
Vic Boylin
– Promise to Kill (1976) … Vic Boylin
 
1976 Police Story (TV series)
Sergeant Bagney
– Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (1976) … Sergeant Bagney
– Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (1976) … Sergeant Bagney
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
John Shockley / Judson B. Taylor
– Photography by John Doe (1975) … Judson B. Taylor
– Woman in the Harbor (1975) … John Shockley
 
1975 Framed
Sam Perry
 
1975 Medical Center (TV series)
James Rosemont
– If Mine Eye Offends Me (1975) … James Rosemont
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
DDT
– The Concrete Jungle Caper (1974) … DDT
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Earl Barnes / Jacob Willis
– Jacob's Boy (1974) … Jacob Willis/Earl Barnes
 
1974 Lost in the Stars
Stephen Kumalo
 
1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Reynolds
 
1973 Soylent Green
Chief Hatcher
 
1969-1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Cato / Jesse Dillard
– Jesse/II (1973) … Jesse Dillard
– The Good Samaritans (1969) … Cato
 
1972 Black Girl
Earl
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Jess Florian
– Operation: Rake-Off (1972) … Jess Florian
 
1972 Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV movie)
Berdahl
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
– A Soliloquy for Television (1972)
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Logoda
– The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971) … Logoda
 
1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
Johnny Pell
– Death of a Nobody (1971) … Johnny Pell
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
John Goodman
– Glass Cage (1971) … John Goodman
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Danny
– Elegy in Brass (1971) … Danny
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Ivers
– Crooked Corner (1970) … Ivers
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Sonny Carter
– Time Out of Mind (1970) … Sonny Carter
 
1970 The McMasters
Benjie
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Ben Pritchard
– Act of Faith (1969) … Ben Pritchard
 
1967-1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Jessie Aarons / Marcel Nburo
– The Law and Order Blues: Part 2 (1969) … Marcel Nburo
– Commitment (1967) … Jessie Aarons
 
1969 Felony Squad (TV series)
Marcel Nburu
– The Law and Order Blues (1969) … Marcel Nburu
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Chak
– To Catch a Roaring Lion (1968) … Chak
 
1968 Ace High
Thomas
 
1968 Daring Game
Jonah
 
1968 P.J.
Waterpark
 
1967 The Incident
Arnold Robinson
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
M'Kone
– The Last of the Supermen (1967) … M'Kone
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Walter DuBruis
– The Money Machine (1967) … Walter DuBruis
 
1966 As the World Turns (TV series)
Dr. Bellows #1
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
King M'Bala
– The Jewels of Topango Affair (1966) … King M'Bala
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Lieutenant Wallace
– Night Train from Chicago (1966) … Lieutenant Wallace
 
1966 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Isadore Jaconey
– The Only Game in Town (1966) … Isadore Jaconey
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Lemuel Stove
– The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove (1965) … Lemuel Stove
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Phinn Harper
– The Spanish Camp (1965) … Phinn Harper
 
1965 Major Dundee
Aesop
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Pompey
– Pompey (1964) … Pompey
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Fox
– The Family Resemblance (1964) … Fox
 
1964 The Pawnbroker
Rodriguez
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dennis Packsey
– Who Is to Say the Battle Is to Be Fought? (1964) … Dennis Packsey
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Joe Bailey
– Go Down, Moses (1963) … Joe Bailey
 
1963 Heavens Above!
Matthew Robinson
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Frank Elton
– Accomplice (1963) … Frank Elton
 
1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
Tom Robinson
 
1962 The L-Shaped Room
Johnny
 
1960 The Snows of Kilimanjaro (TV movie)
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Nicholas
– Walk Through the Night (1960) … Nicholas
 
1959 Porgy and Bess
Crown
 
1954 Carmen Jones
Sergeant Brown (as Broc Peters)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side (producer)
 
1963 Gone Are the Days! (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1959 Porgy and Bess (performer: "What You Want With Bess?", "God and Me", "A Red Headed Woman")
 
1954 Carmen Jones ("WHIZZIN' AWAY ALONG DE TRACK")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary) (extra special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2003 Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Fearful Symmetry (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Passion and Memory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1973 A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (documentary short)
Himself
 
1972 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gladys Knight & the Pips/The O'Jays/Major Lance (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.164 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 Jack Johnson (documentary)
Jack Johnson (voice)
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.29 (1969) … Himself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.48 (1965) … Himself
 
1963 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.4 (1963) … Himself
 
1961 Showtime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.21 (1961) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Tom Robinson (uncredited)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial sequence
 
1991 When It Was a Game (TV documentary)
Bass singer 'Play Ball, You All' (voice) (uncredited)
 

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Radio: He played Darth Vader in the National Public Radio versions of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi See more »

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Alternate Names:

Broc Peters

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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He played Darth Vader in the NPR radio dramatizations of "Star Wars" (1981), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1983), and "Return of the Jedi" (1996). See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Cancer