Fleet Admiral Cartwright
Fleet Admiral Cartwright from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Species:	human
Gender:	male
Eye color:	brown
Home planet:	Earth
Affiliation:	Starfleet
Posting:	Starfleet Command
Rank:	Fleet Admiral
Portrayed by:	Brock Peters

Fleet Admiral Cartwright is a character of the Star Trek universe who appears in two feature films, those being Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is one of only five Star Trek minor characters to make an appearance in more than one Star Trek film (the others being Sarek, Saavik, David Marcus, and the Klingon Ambassador played by actor John Schuck). Fleet Admiral Cartwright was portrayed in both Star Trek IV and Star Trek VI by actor Brock Peters. Image File history File links Fleet Admiral Cartwright from Star Trek VI This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Gender often refers to the distinctions between males and females in common usage. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined primarily by the amount and type of pigments present in the eyes iris. ... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... Starfleet Command In the fictional world of Star Trek, Starfleet Command is the headquarters of Starfleet, the directorate of exploration and defense for the United Federation of Planets. ... Fleet Admiral is the highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Brock Peters delivering the eulogy at Gregory Pecks funeral Brock Peters (July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005), born George Fisher in New York City, was an African American actor probably best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird of Tom Robinson, the black man... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Sarek is a Vulcan character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Lieutenant Saavik is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, David Marcus (2261 - 2285) was the son of James T. Kirk and Dr. Carol Marcus and a major character in the films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. ... John Schuck (born February 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor. ... Brock Peters delivering the eulogy at Gregory Pecks funeral Brock Peters (July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005), born George Fisher in New York City, was an African American actor probably best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird of Tom Robinson, the black man...

Overview

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Fleet Admiral Cartwright stands beside the Federation President at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco

In Star Trek IV, Fleet Admiral Cartwright is seen as something of a hero character, keeping together the headquarters of Starfleet Command during the Whale song crisis which caused Earth to nearly be destroyed. The admiral was on Earth when Starfleet ships confirmed the presence of an un-identified cylinder-shaped ship on a direct course to Earth. A sphere was suspended just a short way down from the ship by a bright glowing tractor beam. The sphere emitted a signal that caused extreme damage to any nearby power grid. After disabling several ships and an entire Starbase, the ship proceeded straight for Earth. Upon its arrival, it began to direct its transmission toward the oceans. Earth's entire power grid failed, but the emergency power grid was unaffected for the most part. As the weather control grid was out, chaotic weather devastated Earth. Cartwright and the Federation President attempted to help save as many people as possible. All Cartwright's attempts to respond to the alien ship's transmissions failed. He then received a transmisson from Admiral James T. Kirk aboard his captured Klingon Bird of Prey. Kirk told Cartwright he would attempt time travel to respond to the probe. The transmission died just as Kirk began to explain how, and Cartwright simply ordered "Get him back! Get him back!". While Kirk was in the past, attempting to save Earth from the alien ship (later named "The Whale Probe") Cartwright and the president attempted to preserve Earth until Kirk managed to issue the correct response to the probe, which then returned to its place of origin. An Image of Admiral Cartwright standing beside the Federation president from Star Trek IV.Taken from a Star trek image off anohter site & modified. ... An Image of Admiral Cartwright standing beside the Federation president from Star Trek IV.Taken from a Star trek image off anohter site & modified. ... Starfleet Command In the fictional world of Star Trek, Starfleet Command is the headquarters of Starfleet, the directorate of exploration and defense for the United Federation of Planets. ... Humpback whales are well known for their songs Whale song is the sound made by whales to communicate. ... James Tiberius Kirk (2233 - 2293/2371), played by William Shatner, is the leading character in the original Star Trek television series and the films based on it. ... This article is about the fictional race. ...

In Star Trek VI, Fleet Admiral Cartwright takes on a more sinister role in that his character is part of a conspiracy to de-rail peace efforts between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. He was at the meeting in which Captain James T. Kirk was assigned to meet the Klingon Chancellor's ship, Kronos One. He sided with General Chang when the group had decided to use the prototype Bird of Prey to assassinate Chancellor Gorkon. When Chang arrested Kirk and Leonard McCoy, he presented a plan to the Federation President to launch a rescue operation. The President rejected the plan, and Cartwright decided more extreme action had to be taken. He attended the secret peace conference at Camp Khitomer between Romulus, The Klingon Empire and The United Federation of Planets, where further action was planned to prevent a peace agreement. One of his officers, Colonel West, disguised as a Klingon, was armed with a phaser rifle and sent to kill the Federation President as he gave his speech. Kirk and a team from the Enterprise managed to save the Federation President, as Montgomery Scott badly injured the assassin, who fell to his death. The assassin's identity as a Starfleet officer was discovered by Colonel Worf, leading to confirmation of Cartwright's suspected involvement. Cartwright had previously attempted to flee, but was apprehended by Captain Hikaru Sulu and arrested for treason at the conclusion of Star Trek VI. It is widely suspected in fanon that Cartwright was a member of Section 31, and in fact he is specifically mentioned as such in the Star Trek Expanded Universe novel Cloak by S. D. Perry. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This page is about the race. ... James Tiberius Kirk (2233 - 2293/2371), played by William Shatner, is the leading character in the original Star Trek television series and the films based on it. ... For other uses, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ... General Chang Chang is a Klingon character from the Star Trek fictional universe who was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. ... In the Star Trek universe, Gorkon (David Warner) was the Chancellor of the Klingon Empire and leader of its High Council in the late 23rd Century - from 2291 until his assassination in 2293. ... Leonard H. McCoy, M.D. (2227-) (nicknamed Bones, as in the old-fashioned colloquialism Sawbones for a doctor or a surgeon), played by DeForest Kelley, is a Starfleet officer in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Scotty redirects here. ... Colonel Worf is an attorney/JAG to the Klingon Empire in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character, played by George Takei, in the original Star Trek series. ... Fanon is a fact or ongoing situation related to a television program, book, movie, or video game that has been used so much by fan writers or among the fandom that it has been more or less established as having happened in the fictional world, but it has not actually... Section 31 is the unofficial designation of a rogue and officially nonexistent intelligence and defense organization resembling secret police or a black-ops organization in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... It has been suggested that Other storylines in Star Trek be merged into this article or section. ... Stephani Danelle Perry (credited as S.D. Perry in her works) is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. ...

The character of Fleet Admiral Cartwright was intended as a replacement for Fleet Admiral Morrow, who held the same position as Cartwright yet in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Early publications regarding Star Trek IV indicated that the character of Morrow would return, but actor Robert Hooks was unavailable. Brock Peters may have been cast to play Morrow, as he was an African American actor similar in appearance to Robert Hooks. By the time of filming Star Trek IV, however, Fleet Admiral Cartwright was created as a replacement for Morrow perhaps to demonstrate that Starfleet, much like the United States Navy upon which it is based, rotates and transfers its senior leadership. Fleet Admiral Morrow is a character in the fictional universe of Star Trek who makes an appearance as the Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet circa 2285. ... Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Paramount Pictures, 1984; see also 1984 in film) is the third feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Robert Dean Hooks (April 18, 1937 in Washington, DC) is an African American actor. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...

Subsequent to Star Trek VI, Fleet Admiral Cartwright has made no further appearances in the Star Trek universe, although the actor who portrayed him may be seen as the father of Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. If the Cartwright character is used again in any movie or series, a different actor will have to be used as Brock Peters died on August 23, 2005. Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is a Starfleet officer and the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Fleet Admiral Cartwright article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.