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- Birth nameGeorge Fisher
- Height1.82 m
- Born of African and West Indian ancestry on July 2, 1927 in New York City, Brock Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at age ten. A product of NYC's famed Music and Arts High School, Peters initially fielded more odd jobs than acting jobs as he worked his way up from Harlem poverty. Landing a stage role in "Porgy and Bess" in 1949, he quit physical education studies at CCNY and went on tour with the acclaimed musical. His film debut came in Carmen Jones (1954), but he really began to make a name for himself - having dropped his real name, George Fisher, in 1953 - in such films as Du silence et des ombres... (1962) and La Chambre indiscrète (1962). He received a Tony Award nomination for his starring stint in Broadway's "Lost in the Stars" in 1973. He also appeared in Star Trek IV : Retour sur Terre (1986) and Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue (1991), two sequels to the popular Star Trek films. Brock Peters died at age 78 of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2005.- IMDb mini biography by: Tom Weaver <TomWeavr@aol.com>
- SpouseDolores Mae Daniels(July 29, 1961 - February 25, 1989) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenLisa Jo Fisher
- Deep resonant voice similar to James Earl Jones
- Broad bulbous nose
- Read the eulogy at the funeral of Gregory Peck on June 16, 2003. Peters played Tom Robinson in Du silence et des ombres... (1962) - the black man accused of raping a white girl that Atticus Finch (Peck's character) defended in court.
- Sang background vocals on Harry Belafonte's hits "Banana Boat (Day-O)" and "Mama Look at Bubu".
- Inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1976).
- His accolades include the National Film Society Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, and a nomination for Broadway's 1973 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Lost in the Stars".
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theater at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 23, 1992.
- Carmen Jones (1981) - $1,250
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