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There are two things one notices as they get older: their friends have babies, and their heroes pass away.

Well, again, another one of my heroes has passed away: Brock Peters.

I know him from Star Trek but he is a face that has been around Hollywood for some time. 

Actor Brock Peters has died. He was 78. Fantastic work in "To Kill a Mockingbird," of course. With that great voice and regal presence, he's stolen scenes from leading actors in countless movies since the 1960s.
From the AP obit: In "Carmen Jones," Peters worked with Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. Otto Preminger's production of "Porgy" starred Sidney Poitier and Dandridge, and featured Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll as well as Peters.

Among Peters' other films were "Soylent Green," "The L-Shaped Room" and "The Pawnbroker."

His accolades include a National Film Society Award, a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, and a Tony Award nomination for his performance on Broadway in "Lost in the Stars."

In a 1985 story by The Associated Press on blacks in the movies, Peters said there had been a string of recent hits involving blacks, but "I have been here a long time, and I have seen this cycle happen before. I'll wait awhile and see if this flurry of activity leads to anything permanent."

Peters was a widower and has one daughter, Lise Jo Peters. 

A salute and moment of silence goes out to his family and friends. 

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