Avery Brooks played in the role of Benjamin Sisko .
The Commanding Officer was Benjamin Sisko who was played by Avery Brooks .
Avery Brooks- Captain Sisko
Benjamin Sisko was the Commander/Captain of Deep Space Nine, and also a religious figure, the Emissary, to the Bajoran people.
Jake Sisko from Deep Space Nine.
Avery Brooks played "Hawk" in the "Spenser for Hire" series. I loved that show and thought it was so sad when Robert Urich died so young. Brooks also played "Captain Sisko" in the "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" series.
Best known as Captain Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" from 1993-1999, Avery Brooks previously played Hawk in the 1980s series "Spenser: For Hire." He has also been in a handful of TV movies as well as in the big screen films "American History X" and "15 Minutes."
He first alluded to his fondness for the sport of baseball in the pilot episode (The Emmisary) of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine when describing linear existence to the aliens (dubbed "the prophets" by the Bajorans) who lived in the worm hole ("Celestial Temple").
Avery Brooks--Captain Sisko Rene Auberjonois--OdoCirroc Lofton--Jake Sisko Alexander Siddig--Doctor Bashir Colm Meaney--Chief O'Brien Armin Shimerman--Quark Nana Visitor--Major Kira Terry Farrell--Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax Michael Dorn--Lt. Commander Worf
Lois Tilton has written: 'Babylon 5. 2, Accusations' 'Darkspawn' 'Betrayal' -- subject(s): Space stations, Star Trek fiction, Juvenile fiction, Benjamin Sisko (Fictitious character), Star Trek, deep space nine (Television program), TV tie-ins (Fiction), Fiction 'Written in Venom'
Avery Brooks did not voice a character in "Star Trek: First Contact." He is best known for his role as Captain Benjamin Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." "First Contact," released in 1996, primarily features characters from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," including Captain Jean-Luc Picard, portrayed by Patrick Stewart. Brooks' portrayal of Sisko became iconic, but he did not participate in this particular film.
In the 'Lost in Space' TV series Doctor John Robinson was played by the late Guy Williams whereas in the movie he was played by William Hurt .
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984), a television film directed by Gordon Parks and starring Avery Brooks