<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> 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>
who played tom in to kill a mockingbird
who played tom in to kill a mockingbird
Brock Peters
Brock Peters