<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Dolores Daniels (m . 1961; d . 1989) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Peters was born George Fisher in New York City, the son of Alma A. (née Norford) and Sonnie Fisher, a Senegalese sailor with the French Navy . Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at the age of 10 . Avidly encouraged by his mother Alma to pursue a musical career, he studied the violin from 10 to 14 years of age, but found his singing talents were more prodigious and upon enrolling at New York's famed High School of Music & Art, immediately signed up for several productions in the musical theatre program . Upon graduation, Peters initially fielded more odd jobs than acting jobs, often working as a hospital orderly at night while he worked his way through physical education studies at City College of New York (CCNY), but still stayed connected to the burgeoning theatre and creative community in New York, occasionally doing background parts in musical plays like "Black Aida". </P>

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