Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), a John M. Stahl–directed drama which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama The Valley of Decision (1944), Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), and family film The Yearling (1946). He encountered lukewarm commercial reviews at the end of the 1940s, his performances including The Paradine Case (1947) and The Great Sinner (1948). Peck reached global recognition in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing back-to-back in the book-to-film adaptation of Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and biblical drama David and Bathsheba (1951). He starred alongside Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953), which earned Peck a Golden Globe award. Other notable films in which he appeared include Moby Dick (1956, and its 1998 mini-series), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), The Omen (1976), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). Throughout his career, he often portrayed protagonists with "fiber" within a moral setting. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) centered on topics of antisemitism, while Peck's character in Twelve O'Clock High (1949) dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder during World War II. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), an adaptation of the modern classic of the same name which revolved around racial inequality, for which he received universal acclaim. In 1983, he starred opposite Christopher Plummer in The Scarlet and The Black as Hugh O'Flaherty, a Catholic priest who saved thousands of escaped Allied POWs and Jewish people in Rome during the Second World War. Peck was also active in politics, challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 and was regarded as a political opponent by President Richard Nixon. President Lyndon B. Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. Peck died in his sleep from bronchopneumonia at the age of 87.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    La Jolla, California, USA
    Birthday
    4/5/1916
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
8
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
7.3
The Omen
The Omen
7.4
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
7.9
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
7
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
6.2
Spellbound
Spellbound
7.4
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
7.3
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
6.7
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
5.9
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky
6.9
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
7.4
Other People's Money
Other People's Money
6.1
MacArthur
MacArthur
6.2
Arabesque
Arabesque
6.2
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Captain Horatio Hornblower
6.8
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
0
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case
6.2
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
7
Billy Two Hats
Billy Two Hats
5.7
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
6.3
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement
7
Designing Woman
Designing Woman
6.5
The Big Country
The Big Country
7.6
Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D.
6.6
The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note
6.8
Marooned
Marooned
5.9
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
6.8
The Macomber Affair
The Macomber Affair
6.2
On the Beach
On the Beach
6.6
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
5.9
The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon
5.9
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
6.5
Old Gringo
Old Gringo
5.6
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
7.1
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision
7.3
The Bravados
The Bravados
6.5
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
7
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
6.7
Close Up
Close Up
9
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
7.2
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom
7
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
6.5
The Yearling
The Yearling
6.5
Mirage
Mirage
6.9
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
5.8
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
0
I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line
5.7
The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain
6.4
The World in His Arms
The World in His Arms
6.5
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
7.9
Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant
6.2
Night People
Night People
5.9
Days of Glory
Days of Glory
5.7
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
6.3
Fun in the Big Country
Fun in the Big Country
0
The Chairman
The Chairman
5.5
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
The Portrait
The Portrait
5.7
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel
6.3
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
7.2
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification
6.6
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
6.7
The Hidden World
The Hidden World
6
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
7.3
A Conversation with Gregory Peck
A Conversation with Gregory Peck
7.4
Fearful Symmetry
Fearful Symmetry
4.3
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.4
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
5.9
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
7
Boom on Paris
Boom on Paris
5.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3
Pictura
Pictura
0
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
0
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Amazing Grace and Chuck
5.7
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
0
Restoring Roman Holiday
Restoring Roman Holiday
7
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
8.2
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
0
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
6
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
6
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
5
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Anthony Quinn: An Original
6.5
Africa
0
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
0
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
5
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
6.7
Fallout
Fallout
7
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
8
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
9.3
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
7.6
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
8
The Art Director
The Art Director
0
Salute to Stan Laurel
0
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
0
Stars of Cabaret
Stars of Cabaret
0
The Love Goddesses
The Love Goddesses
6.3
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
7.5
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
0
The Curse of 'The Omen'
The Curse of 'The Omen'
6
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
6
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