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Brock Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) 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.
Aug 24, 2005 · Brock Peters of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Is Dead at 78. By Mel Watkins. Aug. 24, 2005. Correction Appended. Brock Peters, the versatile film and stage actor, singer and producer who...
Peters played Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - the black man accused of raping a white girl that Atticus Finch (Peck's character) defended in court.
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Aug 24, 2005 · August 24, 200512:00 AM ET. Heard on News & Notes. By. Allison Keyes. Listen. Playlist. Allison Keyes offers a remembrance of actor Brock Peters, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 78....
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Brock Peters, the actor best remembered for his touching portrayal of a black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman in the Oscar-winning film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died...
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Oct 2, 2020 · In To Kill a Mockingbird, Peters portrays Tom Robinson, a black man wrongly accused of sexually assaulting a white woman in the South. Although his attorney Atticus Finch (portrayed by Gregory Peck) proves his innocence, Robinson is subjected to the racial inequity of the justice system rather than exoneration.
Aug 23, 2005 · Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic...
