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Gregory Peck
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Gregory Peck
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-04-05,La Jolla, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

To Kill a Mockingbird

7.989

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20

7.257

Cape Fear
1991-11-13

7.408

The Omen
1976-06-25

7.873

Roman Holiday
1953-08-26

7

Moby Dick
1956-06-27

6.5

The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01

7.4

Spellbound
1945-11-08

The Guns of Navarone

7.3

The Guns of Navarone
1961-04-27

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

6.7

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996-04-06

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

5.9

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-10-08

6.9

Yellow Sky
1948-12-24

7.4

Cape Fear
1962-04-12

Other People's Money

6.1

Other People's Money
1991-10-18

6.2

MacArthur
1977-07-15

6.2

Arabesque
1966-05-04

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

6.9

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951-04-10

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

0

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001-10-21

The Paradine Case

6.2

The Paradine Case
1947-12-31

How the West Was Won

7

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

5.7

Billy Two Hats
1974-03-07

Duel in the Sun

6.3

Duel in the Sun
1946-12-31

Gentleman's Agreement

6.9

Gentleman's Agreement
1947-11-11

Designing Woman

6.6

Designing Woman
1957-05-16

The Big Country

7.6

The Big Country
1958-09-30

Captain Newman, M.D.

6.5

Captain Newman, M.D.
1963-12-25

The Million Pound Note

6.8

The Million Pound Note
1954-01-07

5.9

Marooned
1969-12-11

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

6.8

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956-04-12

The Macomber Affair

6.2

The Macomber Affair
1947-04-20

6.6

On the Beach
1959-12-16

David and Bathsheba

5.7

David and Bathsheba
1951-08-10

The Stalking Moon

5.9

The Stalking Moon
1968-12-25

6.525

Pork Chop Hill
1959-05-29

5.6

Old Gringo
1989-09-13

Twelve O'Clock High

7.1

Twelve O'Clock High
1949-12-21

The Valley of Decision

7.3

The Valley of Decision
1945-05-03

6.6

The Bravados
1958-06-25

The Scarlet and the Black

7

The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02

The Boys from Brazil

6.723

The Boys from Brazil
1978-10-05

9

Close Up
2012-09-30

7.3

The Gunfighter
1950-06-23

The Keys of the Kingdom

7

The Keys of the Kingdom
1944-12-15

Mackenna's Gold

6.6

Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18

6.5

The Yearling
1946-12-18

7

Mirage
1965-10-29

5.9

The Sea Wolves
1980-07-03

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

0

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005-08-01

I Walk the Line

5.8

I Walk the Line
1970-11-18

The Purple Plain

6.5

The Purple Plain
1954-09-14

The World in His Arms

6.5

The World in His Arms
1952-10-09

Only the Valiant

6.3

Only the Valiant
1951-04-13

5.9

Night People
1954-03-11

5.7

Days of Glory
1944-06-16

6.3

Shoot Out
1971-07-02

Fun in the Big Country

0

Fun in the Big Country
1958-01-01

5.5

The Chairman
1969-06-25

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

6

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

5.7

The Portrait
1993-02-13

Beloved Infidel

6.4

Beloved Infidel
1959-11-17

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

7.3

The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001-09-18

Uncertain Verification

6.6

Uncertain Verification
1965-04-30

The Great Sinner

6.7

The Great Sinner
1949-06-29

The Hidden World

6

The Hidden World
1958-01-01

Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren

7.3

Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
1989-12-01

A Conversation with Gregory Peck

7.4

A Conversation with Gregory Peck
1999-10-14

Fearful Symmetry

4.3

Fearful Symmetry
1998-01-01

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

5.4

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995-08-24

Behold a Pale Horse

5.9

Behold a Pale Horse
1964-08-14

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

7

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002-08-25

5.4

Boom on Paris
1954-02-19

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

3.3

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31

0

Pictura
1951-06-01

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

0

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
2022-10-11

Amazing Grace and Chuck

5.7

Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987-05-22

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

7.5

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

0

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990-08-27

Restoring Roman Holiday

7

Restoring Roman Holiday
2002-11-26

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

8.1

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
2004-03-30

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

0

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995-12-14

Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

6

Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
1993-01-01

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

6

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995-11-16

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

5

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995-03-20

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

7

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

7

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993-08-11

Anthony Quinn: An Original

6.5

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10

0

Africa
1967-09-10

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

0

The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001-01-01

John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums

5

John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
1966-04-10

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

7

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022-11-28

7

Fallout
2013-07-26

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

8

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995-01-01

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

6

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973-01-01

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

9

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990-02-04

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

7.6

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

0

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993-11-26

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

7.7

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18

The Art Director

0

The Art Director
1949-11-12

Salute to Stan Laurel

0

Salute to Stan Laurel
1965-11-23

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann

0

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
1994-10-06

Stars of Cabaret

0

Stars of Cabaret
1956-01-01

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

7.5

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996-11-25

And the Oscar Goes To...

7

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01

Directed by William Wyler

0

Directed by William Wyler
1986-05-01

The Curse of 'The Omen'

6

The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005-10-26

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

6.7

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08

Night of 100 Stars

6.5

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

0

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26

The Extraordinary Seaman

2.6

The Extraordinary Seaman
1969-05-14

American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith

5.2

American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
1999-11-26

The Making of Moonwalker

0

The Making of Moonwalker
1988-01-01

0

Mickey's 50
1978-11-19

Island of Whales

0

Island of Whales
1990-01-01

The Dick Powell Show

5

The Dick Powell Show
1961-09-26

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

The Blue and the Gray

6.9

The Blue and the Gray
1982-11-14

6.9

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.41

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.3

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

Talking Pictures

5

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

5.938

Moby Dick
1998-03-15

The Pearl Bailey Show

0

The Pearl Bailey Show
1971-01-23

V.I.P. Schaukel

6

V.I.P. Schaukel
1971-05-09

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

9

BAMBI Awards
1948-01-01

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

10

Star Life
1990-08-04

6

Abendschau
2000-05-04

Reflets de Cannes

2

Reflets de Cannes
1954-03-25

7.4

Baseball
1994-09-18