# To Kill a Mockingbird star Brock Peters has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 24, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359 "2005-08-24T01:10:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359/1 "2005-08-24T01:10:12Z")

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[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/obit.brock.peters.ap/index.html)

Also known to Trekkies & Trekkers as Admiral Cartwright.

A fine actor who will be missed.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359/2 "2005-08-24T01:22:51Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> [CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/obit.brock.peters.ap/index.html)
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> Also known to Trekkies & Trekkers as Admiral Cartwright.
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> A fine actor who will be missed.

And Benjamin Sisko’s father.  
Damn.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359/3 "2005-08-24T02:51:10Z")

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Not to mention, _Soylent Green._

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359/4 "2005-08-24T03:06:18Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> [CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/obit.brock.peters.ap/index.html)
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> A fine actor who will be missed.

Still the only person I’ve ever heard use the word ‘chifforobe.’

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**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-star-brock-peters-has-died/318359/5 "2005-08-24T07:11:49Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> And Benjamin Sisko’s father.  
> Damn.

Admiral Cartwright! Noooo!