Gregory Peck
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Gregory Peck

Known for
Acting
Born
April 5, 1916
Died
June 12, 2003
Place of birth
La Jolla, California, USA
Also known as
Eldred Gregory Peck

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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.

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Filmography

  • Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of ViewFilm · 2022 · as Archive Footage
  • The Fabulous Allan CarrFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Discovering Audrey HepburnFilm · 2015 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Discovering: Robert MitchumFilm · 2014 · as Self (archive footage)
  • FalloutFilm · 2013 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Talking PicturesTV · 2013 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • Close UpFilm · 2012 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Legenden: Audrey HepburnFilm · 2005 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Curse of 'The Omen'Film · 2005 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM GrandFilm · 2004 · as Self
  • Edith Head: The Paramount YearsFilm · 2002 · as Self (archive footage)
  • From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and ShdanoffFilm · 2002 · as Self / Narrator (voice)
  • Restoring Roman HolidayFilm · 2002 · as Joe Bradley (archive footage)
  • Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'Film · 2001 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Making of 'Cape Fear'Film · 2001 · as Self
  • The Making of 'Cape Fear'Film · 2001 · as Self
  • A Conversation with Gregory PeckFilm · 1999 · as Self
  • American Prophet: The Story of Joseph SmithFilm · 1999 · as Narrator
  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of HollywoodFilm · 1999 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallFilm · 1999 · as Self
  • Fearful SymmetryFilm · 1998 · as Self
  • Moby DickTV · 1998 · as Father Mapple · 2 episodes
  • Ingrid Bergman RememberedFilm · 1996 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanFilm · 1996 · as Self
  • Charlton Heston: For All SeasonsFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • Sinatra: 80 Years My WayFilm · 1995 · as Self - Presenter
  • Theremin: An Electronic OdysseyFilm · 1995 · as John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • BaseballTV · 1994 · as (voice) · 4 episodes
  • The Hunt for Adolf EichmannFilm · 1994 · as Narrator
  • Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own WordsFilm · 1993 · as Self - Introduction
  • Audrey Hepburn: RememberedFilm · 1993 · as Self
  • The PortraitFilm · 1993 · as Gardner Church
  • The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In RevueFilm · 1993 · as Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
  • Cape FearFilm · 1991 · as Lee Heller
  • Other People's MoneyFilm · 1991 · as Andrew Jorgenson
  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarFilm · 1991 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Anthony Quinn: An OriginalFilm · 1990 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Island of WhalesFilm · 1990 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationFilm · 1990 · as Self
  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretFilm · 1990 · as Self
  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreFilm · 1989 · as Self (voice)
  • Old GringoFilm · 1989 · as Ambrose Bierce
  • Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl WarrenFilm · 1989 · as Narrator
  • The Making of MoonwalkerFilm · 1989 · as Self
  • Gregory Peck: His Own ManFilm · 1988 · as Self
  • Amazing Grace and ChuckFilm · 1987 · as President
  • Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm · 1987 · as Self
  • Directed by William WylerFilm · 1986 · as Self
  • Olympic GalaFilm · 1984 · Acting
  • James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilm · 1983 · as Self
  • The Scarlet and the BlackFilm · 1983 · as Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
  • Champs-ElyséesTV · 1982 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Night of 100 StarsFilm · 1982 · as Self
  • The Blue and the GrayTV · 1982 · as Abraham Lincoln · 3 episodes
  • The Sea WolvesFilm · 1980 · as Col. Lewis Pugh
  • Ciné regardsTV · 1978 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Mickey's 50Film · 1978 · as Self
  • The Boys from BrazilFilm · 1978 · as Dr. Josef Mengele
  • The Kennedy Center HonorsTV · 1978 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • MacArthurFilm · 1977 · as Douglas MacArthur
  • NBC: The First Fifty YearsFilm · 1976 · as Self
  • The OmenFilm · 1976 · as Robert Thorn
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV · 1975 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Billy Two HatsFilm · 1974 · as Arch Deans
  • Dinah!TV · 1974 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Spécial cinémaTV · 1974 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The DoveFilm · 1974 · Producer
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV · 1973 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorFilm · 1973 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilm · 1972 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Trial of the Catonsville NineFilm · 1972 · Producer
  • Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 4 episodes
  • Shoot OutFilm · 1971 · as Clay Lomax
  • The Pearl Bailey ShowTV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • V.I.P. SchaukelTV · 1971 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • I Walk the LineFilm · 1970 · as Sheriff Henry Tawes
  • The Infinite JourneyFilm · 1970 · as Narrator
  • Look at Life: All in a Day's WorkFilm · 1969 · as Self
  • Mackenna's GoldFilm · 1969 · as Marshal MacKenna
  • MaroonedFilm · 1969 · as Charles Keith
  • The ChairmanFilm · 1969 · as John Hathaway
  • The Extraordinary SeamanFilm · 1969 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Movie OrgyFilm · 1968 · as Captain Ahab (archive footage)
  • The Stalking MoonFilm · 1968 · as Sam Varner
  • AfricaFilm · 1967 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • ArabesqueFilm · 1966 · as Prof. David Pollock
  • John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of DrumsFilm · 1966 · as Narrator
  • MirageFilm · 1965 · as David Stillwell
  • Salute to Stan LaurelFilm · 1965 · as Self
  • Uncertain VerificationFilm · 1965 · as (archive footage)
  • Behold a Pale HorseFilm · 1964 · as Manuel Artiguez
  • Behold a Pale HorseFilm · 1964 · Producer
  • Captain Newman, M.D.Film · 1963 · as Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD
  • Captain Newman, M.D.Film · 1963 · Producer
  • Cape FearFilm · 1962 · as Sam Bowden
  • How the West Was WonFilm · 1962 · as Cleve Van Valen
  • Lykke og kroneFilm · 1962 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • To Kill a MockingbirdFilm · 1962 · as Atticus Finch
  • To Kill a MockingbirdFilm · 1962 · Producer
  • Hollywood: The Selznick YearsFilm · 1961 · as Self (uncredited)
  • The Dick Powell ShowTV · 1961 · as Self - Guest Host · 1 episode
  • The Guns of NavaroneFilm · 1961 · as Capt. Keith Mallory
  • The Mike Douglas ShowTV · 1961 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Beloved InfidelFilm · 1959 · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • On the BeachFilm · 1959 · as Dwight Towers
  • Pork Chop HillFilm · 1959 · as Lt. Joe Clemons
  • Fun in the Big CountryFilm · 1958 · as Self
  • The All-Star Christmas ShowFilm · 1958 · as Self
  • The Big CountryFilm · 1958 · as James McKay
  • The Big CountryFilm · 1958 · Producer
  • The BravadosFilm · 1958 · as Jim Douglass
  • The Hidden WorldFilm · 1958 · as Narrator
  • Designing WomanFilm · 1957 · as Mike Hagen
  • Moby DickFilm · 1956 · as Captain Ahab
  • Stars of CabaretFilm · 1956 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm · 1956 · as Tom Rath
  • Tony AwardsTV · 1956 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
  • MGM ParadeTV · 1955 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Boom on ParisFilm · 1954 · as lui-même
  • Night PeopleFilm · 1954 · as Col. Steve Van Dyke
  • Reflets de CannesTV · 1954 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Million Pound NoteFilm · 1954 · as Henry Adams
  • The Purple PlainFilm · 1954 · as Bill Forrester
  • Roman HolidayFilm · 1953 · as Joe Bradley
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 10 episodes
  • The Snows of KilimanjaroFilm · 1952 · as Harry Street
  • The World in His ArmsFilm · 1952 · as Captain Jonathan Clark
  • Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Film · 1951 · as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
  • David and BathshebaFilm · 1951 · as King David
  • Only the ValiantFilm · 1951 · as Capt. Richard Lance
  • PicturaFilm · 1951 · as Narrator (segment "The Legend of St. Ursula") (voice)
  • The GunfighterFilm · 1950 · as Jimmy Ringo
  • The Art DirectorFilm · 1949 · as Self - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Great SinnerFilm · 1949 · as Fedja
  • Twelve O'Clock HighFilm · 1949 · as Brigadier General Frank Savage
  • BambiTV · 1948 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • The Ed Sullivan ShowTV · 1948 · as Self · 6 episodes
  • Yellow SkyFilm · 1948 · as James "Stretch" Dawson
  • Gentleman's AgreementFilm · 1947 · as Philip Schuyler Green
  • The Macomber AffairFilm · 1947 · as Robert Wilson
  • The Paradine CaseFilm · 1947 · as Anthony Keane
  • Duel in the SunFilm · 1946 · as Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
  • The YearlingFilm · 1946 · as Ezra "Penny" Baxter
  • SpellboundFilm · 1945 · as John Ballantine
  • The Valley of DecisionFilm · 1945 · as Paul Scott
  • Days of GloryFilm · 1944 · as Vladimir
  • The Keys of the KingdomFilm · 1944 · as Fr. Francis Chisholm

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