Brock Peters

Brock Peters

actor, producer, soundtrack

Brock Peters was born on Jul 02, 1927 in USA. Brock Peters's big-screen debut came with Carmen Jones directed by Otto Preminger in 1954, strarring Sergeant Brown. Brock Peters is known for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Original Radio Drama directed by John Madden, Anthony Daniels stars as C-3PO and Joshua Fardon as Luke Skywalker. Brock Peters has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Brock Peters achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Brock Peters plays is Borg War which will be released on Sep 08, 2006.

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.

  • Birthday

    Jul 02, 1927
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Walk of Fame
1992
Live Performance
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1991
Winner - Life Achievement Award

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