Brock Peters
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 78
His most notable role is that of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white women in the Jim Crow south, in the excellent movie adaptation of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Trek fans will remember him as Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek IV & VI and as Joe Sisko, the father of Ben Sisko in ST:DS9 the best of all TV Trek Series. He even Darth Vader for the Star Wars Radio Series. Didn’t know there was a Star Wars Radio Series
Memory Alpha has the most comprehensive list of his screen performances I’ve seen thus far.
August 29th, 2005 at 11:19 am
Thanks for posting. I liked Brock Peters.
August 29th, 2005 at 12:26 pm
Cyrus,
Thanks for stopping by. Yea I liked him too. I’m gonna miss his work.