Brock Peters

Brock Peters or Brock G. Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and for his role as "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. In later years, he gained recognition among Star Trek fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in Soylent Green.

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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Alec Baldwin  •  James Woods  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Whoopi Goldberg

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Alec Baldwin  •  James Woods  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Whoopi Goldberg

Major Dundee (1965)

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Peckinpah
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Richard Harris  •  Jim Hutton  •  James Coburn

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Peckinpah
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Richard Harris  •  Jim Hutton  •  James Coburn

Porgy and Bess (1959)

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Pearl Bailey

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Pearl Bailey

Soylent Green (1973)

This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Chuck Connors

This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Chuck Connors

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

FunnyMindlessCleverAdventurous

It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Nimoy
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  DeForest Kelley  •  James Doohan

It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Nimoy
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  DeForest Kelley  •  James Doohan

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

SuspensefulAction-packedDramaticThrilling

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Meyer
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  DeForest Kelley  •  James Doohan

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Meyer
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  DeForest Kelley  •  James Doohan

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

ClassicDramaticEmotionalThought provoking

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Mary Badham  •  Phillip Alford  •  Robert Duvall

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Mary Badham  •  Phillip Alford  •  Robert Duvall

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Tom Bell  •  Brock Peters  •  Bernard Lee

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Tom Bell  •  Brock Peters  •  Bernard Lee

SST: Death Flight (1977)

On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly flu onboard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Barbara Anderson  •  Bert Convy  •  Peter Graves  •  Lorne Greene

On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly flu onboard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Barbara Anderson  •  Bert Convy  •  Peter Graves  •  Lorne Greene

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cathy Malkasian  •  Jeff McGrath
CAST:  Lacey Chabert  •  Tom Kane  •  Cree Summer  •  Tim Curry

Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cathy Malkasian  •  Jeff McGrath
CAST:  Lacey Chabert  •  Tom Kane  •  Cree Summer  •  Tim Curry

Heavens Above! (1963)

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Cecil Parker  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Carmichael

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Cecil Parker  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Carmichael

Ace High (1968)

After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Colizzi
CAST:  Eli Wallach  •  Terence Hill  •  Bud Spencer  •  Brock Peters

After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Colizzi
CAST:  Eli Wallach  •  Terence Hill  •  Bud Spencer  •  Brock Peters

The McMasters (1970)

When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alf Kjellin
CAST:  Burl Ives  •  Brock Peters  •  David Carradine  •  Jack Palance

When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alf Kjellin
CAST:  Burl Ives  •  Brock Peters  •  David Carradine  •  Jack Palance

Black Girl (1972)

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ossie Davis
CAST:  Leslie Uggams  •  Claudia McNeil  •  Brock Peters  •  Rhetta Greene

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ossie Davis
CAST:  Leslie Uggams  •  Claudia McNeil  •  Brock Peters  •  Rhetta Greene

To Heal a Nation (1988)

The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Marshall Colt  •  Scott Paulin

The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Marshall Colt  •  Scott Paulin

Slaughter's Big Rip Off (1973)

Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slaughter in a car at a cliff, but Slaughter escapes, arms himself, and goes after Duncan's hideout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Jim Brown  •  Ed McMahon  •  Don Stroud  •  Brock Peters

Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slaughter in a car at a cliff, but Slaughter escapes, arms himself, and goes after Duncan's hideout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Jim Brown  •  Ed McMahon  •  Don Stroud  •  Brock Peters

Broken Angel (1988)

A man combs Los Angeles for his missing daughter, and discovers she belongs to a gang dealing in crack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard T. Heffron
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Susan Blakely  •  Roxann Dawson  •  Erika Eleniak

A man combs Los Angeles for his missing daughter, and discovers she belongs to a gang dealing in crack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard T. Heffron
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Susan Blakely  •  Roxann Dawson  •  Erika Eleniak

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)

Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and personal tragedy to become one of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood's golden age. The film combines rare ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruth Adkins Robinson
CAST:  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Obba Babatundé  •  Carmen De Lavallade  •  Laurence Fishburne

Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and personal tragedy to become one of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood's golden age. The film combines rare ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruth Adkins Robinson
CAST:  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Obba Babatundé  •  Carmen De Lavallade  •  Laurence Fishburne

Framed (1975)

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

A Caribbean Mystery (1983)

Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Jameson Parker  •  Season Hubley  •  Cassie Yates

Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Jameson Parker  •  Season Hubley  •  Cassie Yates
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