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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 · Among his most striking roles were the lead in the 1972 Broadway musical "Lost in the Stars" and in the later movie, and the minor but striking part of the man wrongfully accused of rape in the ...
Aug 24, 2005 · Actor Brock Peters, known by many for his poignant performance in the movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird," died yesterday at the age of 78. NPR's Allison Keyes has this tribute.
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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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To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote is based on Harper Lee 's 1960 Pulitzer Prize –winning novel of the same name. The film stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout.
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...
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Aug 24, 2005 · 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 Tuesday. He...
