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Brock Peters
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| Known for: | To Kill a Mockingbird, As the World Turns, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| Birth name: | George Fisher |
| Birthday: | 2 July 1927, New York, New York, USA |
| Height: | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
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Sang background vocals on Harry Belafonte's hits "Banana Boat (Day-O)" and "Mama Look At Bubu".
Played Darth Vader in the NPR adaptations of the Star Wars Trilogy
His accolades include a National Film Society Award, a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, and a nomination for Broadway's 1973 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Lost in the Stars".
He had a longtime companion, Marilyn Darby.
He provided the singing voice for the song "Whizzin' Away Along De Track" in _Carmen Jones (1959)_, performed on screen by Roy Glenn.
Not counting Frank Welker's voice in "Star Wars"-related video games, he and Clive Revill are the only "Star Trek" actors who have also played characters from "Star Wars", and they both played Sith Lords. Revill was the original voice of Darth Sidious in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Peters played Darth Vader in the NPR radio adaptation.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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