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Gregory Peck

Acting Born Apr 5, 1916 Died Jun 12, 2003 La Jolla, California, USA 153 credits

Biography

Gregory Peck was an American actor. He studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner and appeared in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He gained critical success in The Keys of the Kingdom, a John M. Stahl-directed drama, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Peck starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama The Valley of Decision and Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound. He was named the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute in 1999. Peck was born on April 5, 1916, and died on June 12, 2003. He is known for his acting career, which spanned over 60 years.

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Career

Career overview

Gregory Peck began his acting career by studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner. He appeared in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. His early film success came with The Keys of the Kingdom, a John M. Stahl-directed drama, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He then starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama The Valley of Decision and Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound.

Peck's early success marked the beginning of a long and distinguished career in film. He went on to appear in numerous notable productions, although specific details about these roles are not provided in the available information. His work during this period helped establish him as one of the most popular film stars of his time.

Throughout his career, Peck's talent and dedication earned him recognition and acclaim. He was named the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute in 1999.

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Career timeline

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurTo Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Talking PicturesFallout
Close Up
The Curse of 'The Omen'Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Edith Head: The Paramount YearsFrom Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and ShdanoffRestoring Roman Holiday
The Making of 'Cape Fear'The Making of 'Cape Fear'Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallHitchcock, Selznick and the End of HollywoodA Conversation with Gregory PeckAmerican Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
Moby DickFearful Symmetry
Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanIngrid Bergman Remembered
Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSinatra: 80 Years My WayWild Bill: Hollywood MaverickTheremin: An Electronic OdysseyCharlton Heston: For All Seasons
BaseballThe Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Audrey Hepburn: RememberedThe PortraitThe Portrait · Executive ProducerThe Will Rogers Follies: A Life In RevueAudrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Cape FearOther People's MoneyRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Anthony Quinn: An OriginalIsland of WhalesSammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationSanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Old GringoThe Making of MoonwalkerBroadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSuper Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Amazing Grace and ChuckHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Directed by William Wyler
The Scarlet and the BlackJames Bond: The First 21 Years
Champs-ElyséesThe Blue and the GrayNight of 100 Stars
The Sea Wolves
Ciné regardsThe Kennedy Center HonorsThe Boys from BrazilMickey's 50
MacArthur
The OmenNBC: The First Fifty Years
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Spécial cinémaDinah!Billy Two HatsThe Dove · Producer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Full filmography

  • Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View (2022) as Archive Footage
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) as Self (archive)
  • Discovering Audrey Hepburn (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Fallout (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Close Up (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Curse of 'The Omen' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Legenden: Audrey Hepburn (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand (2004) as Self
  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) as Self / Narrator (voice)
  • Restoring Roman Holiday (2002) as Joe Bradley (archive footage)
  • The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) as Self
  • The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) as Self
  • Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall (1999) as Self
  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999) as Self
  • American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith (1999) as Narrator
  • Moby Dick (1998) as Father Mapple
  • Fearful Symmetry (1998) as Self
  • Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996) as Self
  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996) as Self (archive footage)
  • Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995) as Self
  • Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) as Self - Presenter
  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) as Self
  • Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995) as John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (1995) as Self
  • Baseball (1994) as (voice)
  • The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann (1994) as Narrator
  • Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) as Self
  • The Portrait (1993) as Gardner Church
  • The Portrait (1993) Executive Producer
  • The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993) as Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
  • Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words (1993) as Himself - Introduction
  • Cape Fear (1991) as Lee Heller
  • Other People's Money (1991) as Andrew Jorgenson
  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991) as Self (archive footage)
  • Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Island of Whales (1990) as Narrator (voice)
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) as Self
  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990) as Self
  • Old Gringo (1989) as Ambrose Bierce
  • The Making of Moonwalker (1989) as Self
  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) as Self (voice)
  • Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989) as Narrator
  • Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988) as Self
  • Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) as President
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self
  • Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self
  • The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
  • James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self
  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Abraham Lincoln
  • Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
  • The Sea Wolves (1980) as Col. Lewis Pugh
  • Ciné regards (1978) as Self
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Dr. Josef Mengele
  • Mickey's 50 (1978) as Self
  • MacArthur (1977) as Douglas MacArthur
  • The Omen (1976) as Robert Thorn
  • NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976) as Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • Billy Two Hats (1974) as Arch Deans
  • The Dove (1974) Producer
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972) Producer
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • Shoot Out (1971) as Clay Lomax
  • The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) as Self
  • I Walk the Line (1970) as Sheriff Henry Tawes
  • The Infinite Journey (1970) as Narrator
  • Mackenna's Gold (1969) as Marshal MacKenna
  • Marooned (1969) as Charles Keith
  • The Chairman (1969) as John Hathaway
  • The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Look at Life: All in a Day's Work (1969) as Self
  • The Movie Orgy (1968) as Captain Ahab (archive footage)
  • The Stalking Moon (1968) as Sam Varner
  • Africa (1967) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Arabesque (1966) as Prof. David Pollock
  • John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1966) as Narrator
  • Mirage (1965) as David Stillwell
  • Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) as Self
  • Uncertain Verification (1965) as (archive footage)
  • Behold a Pale Horse (1964) as Manuel Artiguez
  • Behold a Pale Horse (1964) Producer
  • Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) as Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD
  • Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) Producer
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self (archive footage)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Atticus Finch
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Producer
  • How the West Was Won (1962) as Cleve Van Valen
  • Cape Fear (1962) as Sam Bowden
  • Lykke og krone (1962)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Self - Guest Host
  • The Guns of Navarone (1961) as Capt. Keith Mallory
  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961) as Self (uncredited)
  • On the Beach (1959) as Dwight Towers
  • Pork Chop Hill (1959) as Lt. Joe Clemons
  • Pork Chop Hill (1959) Executive Producer
  • Beloved Infidel (1959) as F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • The Big Country (1958) as James McKay
  • The Big Country (1958) Producer
  • The Bravados (1958) as Jim Douglass
  • Fun in the Big Country (1958) as Self
  • The All-Star Christmas Show (1958) as Self
  • The Hidden World (1958) as Narrator
  • Designing Woman (1957) as Mike Hagen
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • Moby Dick (1956) as Captain Ahab
  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Tom Rath
  • Stars of Cabaret (1956) as Self (archive footage)
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • The Million Pound Note (1954) as Henry Adams
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • Night People (1954) as Col. Steve Van Dyke
  • The Purple Plain (1954) as Bill Forrester
  • Boom on Paris (1954) as lui-même
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Roman Holiday (1953) as Joe Bradley
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) as Harry Street
  • The World in His Arms (1952) as Captain Jonathan Clark
  • Only the Valiant (1951) as Capt. Richard Lance
  • David and Bathsheba (1951) as King David
  • Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
  • Pictura (1951) as Narrator (segment "The Legend of St. Ursula") (voice)
  • The Gunfighter (1950) as Jimmy Ringo
  • Twelve O'Clock High (1949) as Brigadier General Frank Savage
  • The Great Sinner (1949) as Fedja
  • The Art Director (1949) as Self - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage)
  • Yellow Sky (1948) as James "Stretch" Dawson
  • The Paradine Case (1947) as Anthony Keane
  • Gentleman's Agreement (1947) as Philip Schuyler Green
  • The Macomber Affair (1947) as Robert Wilson
  • The Macomber Affair (1947) Co-Producer
  • Duel in the Sun (1946) as Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
  • The Yearling (1946) as Ezra "Penny" Baxter
  • Spellbound (1945) as John Ballantine
  • The Valley of Decision (1945) as Paul Scott
  • The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) as Fr. Francis Chisholm
  • Days of Glory (1944) as Vladimir