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  1. 3 days ago · Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright, a high-ranking officer in Starfleet who vehemently protests Klingon immigration into Federation space. Peters had previously appeared as Cartwright in The Voyage Home. Meyer had Peters return partly on the basis of his acting as the wrongly convicted black man Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird.

  2. Jun 12, 2024 · Elsewhere, their father, Atticus (Gregory Peck), works on freeing Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) from the bogus charges against him that mainly center around his race. The film won three Oscars, including Best Actor in a Leading Role, which went to Peck.

  3. Jun 2, 2024 · Then I went back and read about young Brock Peters, the motorcyclist who was killed. Tears fell.

  4. Jun 8, 2024 · Brock Peters was an American actor and singer, best known for playing the villainous “Crown” in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess, and Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. He made his Broadway debut in the 1965 Norman Rosten play Mister Johnson.

  5. 1 day ago · Her chauffeur Hoke was portrayed by local audience favorite Herb Newsome. On stage and screen, the role of Hoke has been memorably performed by giants like Morgan Freeman, Brock Peters and James Earl Jones, but Newsome somehow manages to make the good-natured character of the chauffeur his own.

  6. Jun 18, 2024 · I mean, I put my sensitivity to social ills and trying to right the wrongs and all of that to my experience with “Mockingbird” and with Atticus and Brock Peters (who played Tom Robinson). All of that has made me very socially conscious.

  7. Jun 11, 2024 · BROCK PETERS Best known for his portrayal of a black man falsely accused of rape - & defended by white attorney Gregory Peck - in the Oscar-nominated classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Away from Hollywood, Peters also portrayed 2 early "officially" gay characters.

  8. Jun 21, 2024 · He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and many other family members. Visitation was held on Friday, June 21st 2024 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Third Church (708 E 13th St, Pella, IA 50219). A funeral service was held on Saturday, June 22nd 2024 at 1:00 PM at the same location. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the ...

  9. Jun 11, 2024 · This film adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel delves into themes of racism, morality, and innocence lost. The story climaxes when Atticus, a principled lawyer, defends Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), a black man unjustly accused of rape, inciting a flurry of societal backlash.

  10. Jun 16, 2024 · The sultry Bess (Dorothy Dandridge) becomes the object of desire of Porgy (Sidney Poitier), a disabled man who gets around in a cart. But Bess is also involved with thuggish Crown (Brock Peters) and drug dealer Sportin' Life (Sammy Davis Jr.). Crown kills a man and goes into hiding, and Bess seeks shelter with Porgy.