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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.

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Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

2022

as Self (archive footage)

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To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

2022

as Archive Footage

And the Oscar Goes To...

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2014

as Self (archive footage)

Fallout

Fallout

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Close Up

Close Up

2012

as Self (archive footage)

The Curse of 'The Omen'

The Curse of 'The Omen'

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

2004

as Self

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

as (archive footage)

Restoring Roman Holiday

Restoring Roman Holiday

2002

as Joe Bradley (archive footage)

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

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

2002

as Self / Narrator (voice)

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001

as Self

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001

as Self

A Conversation with Gregory Peck

A Conversation with Gregory Peck

1999

as Self

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1998

as Father Mapple

Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

1998

as Self

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996

as Self

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

1995

as Self - Presenter

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

1995

as Self

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995

as John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

1995

as Self

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995

as Self

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann

1994

as Narrator

Baseball

Baseball

1994

as Various (voice)

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

1993

as Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

as Self

The Portrait

The Portrait

1993

as Gardner Church

Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

1993

as Himself - Introduction

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Lee Heller

Other People's Money

Other People's Money

1991

as Andrew Jorgenson

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

as Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

as Self

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

1990

as Self

Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren

Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren

1989

as Narrator

Old Gringo

Old Gringo

1989

as Ambrose Bierce

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988

as Self

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Amazing Grace and Chuck

1987

as President

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

1986

as Self

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

as Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray

1982

as Abraham Lincoln

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

1980

as Col. Lewis Pugh

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

as Self

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

as Dr. Josef Mengele

MacArthur

MacArthur

1977

as Douglas MacArthur

The Omen

The Omen

1976

as Robert Thorn

Billy Two Hats

Billy Two Hats

1974

as Arch Deans

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Shoot Out

Shoot Out

1971

as Clay Lomax

The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show

1971

as Self

I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

1970

as Sheriff Henry Tawes

Marooned

Marooned

1969

as Charles Keith

The Chairman

The Chairman

1969

as John Hathaway

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

as Marshal MacKenna

The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

1968

as Sam Varner

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Captain Ahab (archive footage)

Africa

Africa

1967

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Arabesque

Arabesque

1966

as Prof. David Pollock

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

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

1966

as Narrator

Salute to Stan Laurel

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

as Self

Mirage

Mirage

1965

as David Stillwell

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

1965

as (archive footage)

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

Behold a Pale Horse

Behold a Pale Horse

1964

as Manuel Artiguez

Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

as Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

as Atticus Finch

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Cleve Van Valen

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

as Sam Bowden

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as Self (uncredited)

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961

as Capt. Keith Mallory

On the Beach

On the Beach

1959

as Dwight Towers

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959

as F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

as Lt. Joe Clemons

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as James McKay

The Bravados

The Bravados

1958

as Jim Douglass

Fun in the Big Country

Fun in the Big Country

1958

as Self

The Hidden World

The Hidden World

1958

as Narrator

Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957

as Mike Hagen

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956

as Captain Ahab

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

as Tom Rath

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

Stars of Cabaret

Stars of Cabaret

1956

as Self (archive footage)

The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain

1954

as Bill Forrester

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

1954

as Self

Night People

Night People

1954

as Col. Steve Van Dyke

Boom on Paris

Boom on Paris

1954

as Self

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

1954

as Henry Adams

Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

1953

as Joe Bradley

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952

as Captain Jonathan Clark

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Harry Street

David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

1951

as King David

Pictura

Pictura

1951

as Narrator: Carpaccio episode (voice)

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

1951

as Capt. Richard Lance

Captain Horatio Hornblower

Captain Horatio Hornblower

1951

as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

as Jimmy Ringo

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Brigadier General Frank Savage

The Art Director

The Art Director

1949

as Self - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

1949

as Fedja

Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

1948

as James "Stretch" Dawson

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards

1948

as Self (archive footage)

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947

as Anthony Keane

Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

as Philip Schuyler Green

The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair

1947

as Robert Wilson

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

as Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

The Yearling

The Yearling

1946

as Ezra "Penny" Baxter

Spellbound

Spellbound

1945

as John Ballantine

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

1945

as Paul Scott

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Fr. Francis Chisholm

Days of Glory

Days of Glory

1944

as Vladimir