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Brock Peters
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Actor Born: July 2, 1927 in New York City, NY Death: August 23, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:African American actor "Brock Peters" was a stage performer as early as 1943, long before he was old enough to attend CCNY. Peters made his film bow as Sgt. Brown in "Otto Preminger"'s "Carmen Jones" (1954). Five years later, he appeared in another Preminger-directed musical film, playing the menacing Crown in "Porgy and Bess" (1959); coincidentally, he'd made his earliest stage appearance in that same Gershwin opera. Specializing in roles of unquestioned authority, Peters was at home with the villainous Rodriguez in "The Pawnbroker" (1965) as he was with the kindly Reverend Kumalko in "Lost in the Stars" (1974). Conversely, one of Peters' most impressive screen performances was as a victim; in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird", he played accused rapist Tom Robinson. His more recent movie assignments have included Admiral Cartwright in two of the "Star Trek" theatrical features (numbers IV and VI), and... Full Biography
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