Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1916-04-05
Deathday: 2003-06-12 (87 years old)

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

all 138

Movies 118

self 63

TV Shows 20

Producer 8

Narrator 5

Voice 3

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Personne

Personne (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Fallout

Fallout (2013)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures (2013)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Close Up

Close Up (2012)

Movie
Joe Bradley (archive footage)
Restoring Roman Holiday

Restoring Roman Holiday (2002)

Movie
Father Mapple
Moby Dick

Moby Dick (1998)

TV
John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)

Movie
Gardner Church / Executive Producer
The Portrait

The Portrait (1993)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Star Life

Star Life (1990)

TV
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

Movie
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur

MacArthur (1977)

Movie
Sheriff Henry Tawes
I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line (1970)

Movie
8
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

Movie
Captain Ahab (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Africa

Africa (1967)

Movie
Prof. David Pollock
Arabesque

Arabesque (1966)

Movie
David Stillwell
Mirage

Mirage (1965)

Movie
Capt. Josiah 'Joe' Newman, MD / Producer
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

Movie
Atticus Finch / Producer
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Movie
5.4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel (1959)

Movie
Lt. Joe Clemons / Executive Producer
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Movie
James McKay / Producer
The Big Country

The Big Country (1958)

Movie
6
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Self (archive footage)
Stars of Cabaret

Stars of Cabaret (1956)

Movie
Col. Steve Van Dyke
Night People

Night People (1954)

Movie
Captain Jonathan Clark
The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms (1952)

Movie
Narrator: Carpaccio episode (voice)
Pictura

Pictura (1951)

Movie
Capt. Richard Lance
Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant (1951)

Movie
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Movie
Self - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Art Director

The Art Director (1949)

Movie
James 'Stretch' Dawson
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky (1948)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards (1948)

TV
Robert Wilson / Co-Producer
The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair (1947)

Movie
Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Movie
3.5
Ezra 'Penny' Baxter
The Yearling

The Yearling (1946)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-04-05

Deathday
2003-06-12 (87 years old)

Birth Name
Eldred Gregory Peck

Birth Place
San Diego, United States

Religion
Catholicism

Height
189-centimeter

Relationships
Veronique Peck (1955 - 2003), Greta Kukkonen (1942 - 1955)

Children
Stephen Joseph Peck, Cecilia Peck

Mother
Bernice Mae Ayres

Citizenships
United States

Residences
Los Angeles · San Diego · La Jolla, United States

Also Known As
Eldred Gregory Peck, グレゴリー・ペック, エルドレッド・グレゴリー・ペック, Грегорі Пек, گریگوری پک

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Marian Anderson Award, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Henrietta Award, Donostia Award, Honorary César, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, AFI Life Achievement Award, Honorary Golden Bear, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Academy Award for Best Actor, Presidential Medal of Freedom

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