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Brock Peters
- Photo from Center for Black Music
Research
Brock Peters (born George
Fisher) was born on July 2, 1927 in New York, NY, US, to Sonnie Fisher (French
African) and Alma A. Norford (British West Indian). He was raised in
Harlem, NY, NY and sang (soprano) in St. Phillips Church choir and took up the
violin at age nine.
At age ten Peters knew that he
wanted to be an actor and a performer, by the time he was fourteen he was
attending the Music and Arts High School in New York City, studying drama and
classical singing (baritone), by the age of sixteen he was performing on
stage. He went on to study physical education at the University of Chicago
(1944-45) and then City College at New York, graduating in 1947 with a degree in
Physical Education. During this time he performed in Porgy and Bess and
South Pacific. After college he joined the military where
he continued to sing in The
De Paur Infantry Chorus. He continued to act and sing after this period
but also took odd jobs to make up for the typical starting actors paycheck (very
little). He worked a cabaret and also as a YMCA instructor, an orderly at
a hospital and a shipping clerk among others.
His body of work really speaks for itself
for anything beyond his schooling and early life.
He was married to television
producer DiDi (Dolores Daniels 1961 - 1990 her death) and they had one child,
Lise Jo Peters. He had lived with his companion Marilyn Darby until his
death in August of 2005.
Mr. Peters died on August 23,
2005 in his home due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
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- Film
- Wild Thornberrys Movie, The~2002 (voice) - Jomo (see
Actor Connections - Film)
- No Prom for Cindy~2002- Doctor
- Last Place On Earth, The~2002- Mr. Field
- Park Day~1998- Heseeit Turner
- Fearful Symmetry~1998 (V) - Himself
- Two Weeks from Sunday~1997
- Ghosts of Mississippi~1996- Walter Williams
- African Story Magic~1992 (V) -narrator
- Importance of Being Earnest, The~1992- Doctor Chausible
- Alligator II: The Mutation~1991- Chief Speed
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country~1991- Adm. Cartwright
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home~1986- Adm. Cartwright
- Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter~1978- Henry
- Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance, The~1978- Zechariah
- Two Minute Warning~1976- Paul
- Framed~1975- Sam Perry
- Lost in the Stars~1974- Reverend Stephen Kumalo
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off~1973- Reynolds
- Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN, A~1973 (uncredited) - Himself
- Soylent Green~1973- Lt. Hatcher, Chief of Detectives
- Black Girl~1972- Earl
- McMasters, The~1970- Benjie
- Jack Johnson, the Big Fights~1970 (voice) - Narrator
- Quattro dell'Ave Maria, I~1968- Thomas
- Daring Game~1968- Jonah
- P.J.~1968- Waterpark
- Incident, The~1967- Arnold Robinson
- Major Dundee~1965- Aesop
- Pawnbroker, The~1964- Rodriguez
- Heavens Above!~1963- Matthew Robinson
- To Kill a Mockingbird~1962- Tom Robinson
- L-Shaped Room, The~1962- Johnny
- Porgy and Bess~1959- Crown
- Carmen Jones~1954 (as Broc Peters) - Sergeant Brown
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- Film Producer
- Five on the Black Hand Side~1973 (producer)
- Gone Are the Days!~1963 (producer)
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- Film Singer
- Carmen Jones~1954 - dubbed the singing voice of actor Roy Glenn for "Whizzin'
Away Along Da Track"
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- Film Other
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson~2004 - (very
special thanks) (see
Actor Connections - Film)
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- TV
- Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty~2003 - Himself
- Static Shock~2000 - Morris Grant/Soul Power in Blast from the Past
(2003)
- 10,000 Black Men Named George~2002- Leon Frey
- Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Locket~2002- Henry McCord
- Locket, The~2002 - Henry McCord
- Samurai Jack~2001- Lazzor (voice) - in Jack, the Woolies, and the Chritchellites
(# 1.4) 8/13/01
- Wild Thornberrys, The~1998- Jomo (voice) - in Forget Me Not (# 2.27)
2/24/00
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine~1993- Joseph Sisko
in:
- Shadows and Symbols (# 7.2) 10/7/98
- Image in the Sand (# 7.1) 9/30/98
- Preacher
in Far Beyond the Stars (# 6.13) 2/11/98
- A Time to Stand (# 6.1) 9/29/97
- Spicy City~1997- Bird (voice) in Raven's Revenge (# 1.6) 8/22/97
- Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The~1996- The
Shaman (voice) in Dark Sentinel (# 2.15) 2/10/97
- Pretender, The~1996- Henry Cockran in Prison Story (# 1.12) 2/1/97
- Johnny Bravo~1997 - Squirrel in Bungled in the Jungle
- Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The~1996- Masai
(voice) in Ndovu's Last Journey (# 1.5) 8/30/96
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine~1993- Joseph Sisko
in Paradise Lost (# 4.12) 1/8/96
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine~1993- Joseph Sisko
in Homefront (# 4.11) 1/1/96
- Barone, Il~1996 (mini) - Le roi Aschwinda
- Commish, The~1991- Abraham in Born in the USA (# 4.4) 10/15/94
- Element of Truth, An~1995
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm~1995 - Voice Of Ramath
- Cosmic Slop~1994- Minister Coombs (segment Space
Traders)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters~1994 (voice) - The
Snorch (Voicebox Translater)
- Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron~1993 (voice) - Dark Kat in:
- The Dark Side of SWAT Kats (1994)
- Razor's Edge (1994)
- Katastrophe (1993)
- Night of the Dark Kat (1993)
- You Must Remember This~1992- Gus
- Batman~1992 (voice) - Wayne Enterprises CFO
Lucius Fox in:
- Avatar (1994)
- See No Evil (1993)
- Off Balance (1992)
- If You're So Smart Why Aren't You Rich? (1992)
- Heart of Steel (1992)
- Cat Scratch Fever (1992)
- Feat of Clay Parts 1 & 2 (1992)
- Secret, The~1992- Thurgood 'Uncle T.' Carver III
- Highway Heartbreaker~1992- Bert Quinn
- When It Was a Game~1991 (uncredited) - Bass singer 'Play Ball,
You All'
- Pirates of Darkwater~1991 (voice) - Bloth
- Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, The~1990- David
Motubu
- Gravedale High~1990 (voice) - Boneyard
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers~1990 (voice) - Mammoth/Additional Voices
- Polly~1989- Mr. Pendergast
- To Heal a Nation~1988- Paul Turner
- Broken Angel~1988- Sergeant Mercurio
- 20th NAACP Image Awards~1988- Himself - Presenter
- Duck Tales~1987 - Druid Leader in The Curse of Castle McDuck
- Cagney & Lacey~1982- Mr. Higgins in Ahead of the Game (# 6.14)
2/2/87
- Passion and Memory~1986- Himself
- Murder, She Wrote~1984- Thornton Bentley
in Trial by Error (# 2.13) 1/12/86
- Wildfire~1986) (voice) - Additional Voices
- Magnum, P.I.~1980- President Kole in Old Acquaintance (# 6.2) 10/3/85
- Faerie Tale Theatre~1982- Ogre in Puss in Boots (# 4.6) 9/9/85
- Galtar and the Golden Lance~1985 (voice) - Tormack
- Challenge of the GoBots~1984 (voice) - General
Newcastle
- This Is the Life~1983
- Caribbean Mystery, A~1983- Dr. Graham
- Young and the Restless, The~1973- Frank Lewis (1982-1989)
- Denmark Vessey's Rebellion~1982)
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The~1981- Jim
- Bond of Iron, A~1979
- Roots: The Next Generations~1979 (mini) - Ab
Decker
- Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, The~1979 - Joe
- Battlestar Galactica~1978- Chief Opposer
Solon in Murder on the Rising Star (# 1.18) 2/19/79
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- Quincy~1976- Dr. Matthews in Death by Good Intentions (# 4.4) 10/26/78
- Bionic Woman, The~1976- Jack Stratton in Which One Is Jaime? (# 3.18)
2/25/78
- Black Beauty~1978/I (mini) - Mr. Carmichael
- SST: Death Flight~1977- Dr. Ralph Therman
- Seventh Avenue~1977(mini) - Sgt. Rollins
- Police Story~1973- Sergeant Bagney in Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (# 3.15) 16 January
1976
- Police Story~1973- Sergeant Bagney in Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (# 3.14)
1/9/76
- Baretta~1975) in Photography by John Doe (# 2.7) 210/22/75
- Medical Center~1969- James Rosemont in If Mine Eye Offends Me (# 6.20)
2/24/75
- Baretta~1975) in Woman in the Harbor (# 1.3) 1/31/75
- McCloud~1970- DDT in The
Concrete Jungle Caper (# 5.5) 11/24/74
- Streets of San Francisco, The~1972- Jacob
Willis/Earl Barnes in Jacob's Boy (# 3.7) 10/24/74
- Gunsmoke~1955- Jesse Dillard in Jesse/II (# 18.22) 2/19/73
- Soul Train - himself in Gladys Knight & the Pips/ The O'Jays/ Major
Lance (1972)
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury~1971 - in Operation: Rake-Off~1972
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol~1972- Berdahl
- Night Gallery~1970- Logoda in Logoda's Heads (# 2.42) 12/29/71
- Bold Ones: The New Doctors, The~1969- John
Goodman in Glass Cage (# 3.6) 12/5/71
- Longstreet~1971- Danny in Elegy in Brass (# 1.5) 10/14/71
- Virginian, The~1962- Ivers in Crooked Corner (# 9.7) 10/28/70
- Mannix~1967- Sonny Carter in Time Out of Mind (# 4.3) 10/3/70
- Gunsmoke~1955- Cato in The
Good Samaritans (# 14.24) 3/10/69
- Outcasts, The~1968- Ben Pritchard in Act of Faith (# 1.16) 2/10/69
- Felony Squad~1966- Marcel Nburu in The Law and Order Blues (# 3.17)
1/15/69
- It Takes a Thief~1968 - in To Catch a Roaring
Lion (# 2.12) 12/31/68
- Judd for the Defense - in Commitment~1967
- The Fugitive~1963-Walter, Servant (uncredited) in Dossier on a
Diplomat (1967)
- Mission: Impossible~1966- Walter DuBruis
in The Money Machine (# 2.8) 10/29/67
- Run for Your Life~1965- Lieutenant
Wallace in Night Train From Chicago (# 1.27) 4/11/66
- Trials of O'Brien, The~1965- Isadore Jaconey
in The Only Game in Town (# 1.22) 3/18/66
- Loner, The~1965- Lemuel Stove in The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove (# 1.10)
11/20/65
- Rawhide~1959- Phinn in The
Spanish Camp (# 7.28) 5/7/65
- Daniel Boone~1964- Pompey in Pompey (# 1.10) 12/10/64
- Nurses, The~1962- Fox in The Family Resemblance (# 3.8) 11/17/64
- Eleventh Hour, The~1962- Dennis Packsey
in Who Is to Say the Battle Is to Be Fought? (# 2.24) 3/11/64
- Hootenanny~1963 - Guest performer at University of Maryland, College Park
MD #1 (1963)
- Great Adventure, The~1963- Joe Bailey in Go Down, Moses (# 1.6)
11/1/63
- Sam Benedict~1962- Frank Elton in Accomplice (# 1.25) 3/9/63
- Adventures in Paradise~1959- Nicholas in Walk Through the Night (# 1.18)
1/25/60
- Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts~1953 - performer/singer
- Your Hit Parade~1950 - singer 1953?
- Garry Moore Show, The~1950
- Music for a Summer Night, Music for a Spring Night, The Tonight Show
- The Swords Of Ilkan
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- TV Producer
- This Far By Faith~ (producer - award winning production for PBS)
- Voices of Our People~ - (executive producer for PBS)
- Harlem Homecoming~
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- Theatre
- My Children! My Africa!~1990 -
- Lost in the Stars~1972 - Stephen Kumalo (Imperial Theatre, New York, NY)
- Great White Hope, The~1969-1971 - Jack Jefferson
- Caucasian Chalk Circle, The~1966 - (Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York, NY)
- Othello~1963 - Othello
- Kwamina~1961 - Obitsebi (54th Street Theatre, New York, NY)
- Body Beautiful, The~1958 - singer (Broadway Theatre, New York, NY)
- Mister Johnson~1956 - Ajali (Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY)
- Porgy and Bess~1949 -
- South Pacific~1944 -
- Porgy and Bess~1943 - Jim (tour)
- Anna Lucasta~ -
- My Darlin' Aida~ -
- Showboat~ -
- Driving Miss Daisy~1989 -
- King of the Dark Chamber~ -
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- Theatre Producer
- Hallelujah at the L.A. Forum~
- Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame Awards Show~1980
- Harlem Homecoming~
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- Live Performances
- Broadway Goes to the Movies~2003 - performer (with
Adrian Zmed)
- Help is on the Way VII: An All Broadway Concert~2003 - singing (duet from
Fiddler on the Roof with Charlotte Rae)
- Music Theatre West Celebrates 50 Years~2002 - performer (Carpenter
Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA)
- Roy Wilkins: A View From the Classroom~2001 -
- Kurtt Weill: The Centennial - Actor's Fund of America~2000 - benefit
performance (Lost in the Stars)
- The Las Vegas Vocal Extravaganza in Black~2000 - host
- Scout Remembers Mockingbird~2000 - narration and sharing about his
character Tom Robinson
- Ultimates of the Universe~ - narrator (McDonnel Star Theatre, St. Louis
Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri)
- Performed at the following clubs in the late 1950's:
- Village Gate in New York,
- The Gate of Horn in Chicago
- The Purple Onion in Toronto
- The Troubadour in Los Angeles
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- Radio
- Tavis Smiley~2003 - Frederick Douglass (with Edward
Asner)
- Samuel Johnson's Boswell~1999 - reader (for CART at The Roosevelt Hotel
Cinegrill, Hollywood, CA)
- Star Wars - Return of the Jedi Radio Drama~1996 -
Lord Darth Vader
- Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Radio Drama~1983
- Lord Darth Vader
- Star Wars - Radio Drama~1983 - Lord Darth Vader
- Mutual Radio Theatre: The Ship~1980 - performer 3/7/80
- Sears Radio Theatre: Afro-Westerner (Western)~1979 - performer 2/26/79
- Sears Radio Theatre: Weekend Pass (Comedy)~1979 - performer 6/26/79
- Hollywood Radio Theatre: But I Wouldn't Want to Die There~1973 -
performer
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- Albums/Records
- Over the Rainbow: The Music of Harold Arlen~1995 - performer
- Miles Davis: Yesternow~1970 - narration 23:52
- Randy Weston: Mosaic Select~1959 - vocals on Live and the Five Spot and
Uhuru Afrika
- Life Upon the Wicked S. T. A. G. E~ - singer
- Carmen Jones Soundtrack~ - singer
- Sing'a Man<Brock Peters>~1959 - singer
- At the Village Gate<Brock Peters>~1959 - singer
- Overture for Ballad of Americans<Odetta>~19?? - singer
- Accent on Roots<Brock Peters>~
- Ray Barretto & Brock Peters: Mysterious Instinct (Akannaginnagi)
- Banana Boat (Day-O) <Harry Belafonte> - background vocals
- Mama Look at Bubu <Harry Belefonte> - background vocals
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- CD's
- Kwamina~ - singer
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- Audio Books
- Black Boy~1989 - narrator
- America's Music: Blues 2~ - narrator
- African American Audio Experience~ - reader (Black Boy segment)
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- Video Games
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command III~2002 (voice) - General Mi'Qogh
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- Awards, Honors and Nominations
- All American Press Award
- Rec'd 1962/3 for To Kill a Mockingbird
- Nom 1962/3 for The L-Shaped Room
- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1976
- Drama Desk Awards
- Rec'd 1972 Outstanding Performance for an Actor for Lost in the Stars
- Rec'd
- Drama-Logue Awards
- Rec'd 1990 Ensemble Performance for My Children! My Africa! (Shared with
Sterling Mason Jr. and Nancy Travis)
- Emmy Awards
- Rec'd
- Equity Awards
- Rec'd 2001 Paul Robeson Award
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Rec'd Star 19??
- Laurel Awards
- Nom 1964 Golden Laurel Top Male New Face
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
- Rec'd 1990 Best Lead Performance in My Children! My Africa!
- NAACP Image Awards
- Rec'd
- Rec'd
- Rec'd
- Rec'd National Image Humanitarian Award
- Rec'd Lifetime Achievement
- National Film Society Awards
- Rec'd 1977 Lifetime Achievement
- Outer Critics Circle Awards
- Rec'd 1971 Best Actor Lost in the Stars
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Rec'd 1991 Life Achievement Award
- Tony Awards
- Rec'd 1973 Best Actor in a Musical for Lost in the Stars
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- Miscellany
- Stood 6' 3" tall
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- A member of The De Paur Infantry Chorus that toured
the world between 1944-1957
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- A member of the Robert Shaw Chorale
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- Has performed for CART (California Arts Radio Theatre)
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- 2003 Peters was honored at The 29th Annual Newark
Black Film Festival (a tribute)
Delivered the Eulogy and sand at Gregory Peck's Funeral in
2003
Has been a professional guest at Otterbein College at the
Otterbein Theatre & Dance school in Westerville, Ohio
Was co-founder and chairman of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Member of the Free Southern Theatre.
On the creative board for Third World Cinema.
Former chairman of the California State Arts Commission.
On the boards for:
KCET-TV (PBS affiliate Los Angeles, CA).
Performing Arts Council of the Music
Center
L.A. Task Force for Africa and L.A.
Relations
the Congressional Black Caucus'
Communications Task Force
Sassoon Foundation
National Urban League Guild
National Foundation for Advancement in the
Arts
Chairman of the Brotherhood Crusade Black United Fund
Former member of the California Motion Picture Council
(appointed by the California State Legislature)
Co-founded the Media Forum in 1978
Co-founded Maga Link, Inc. (Communications Bridge) and he is
chairman of both companies.
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