Gregory Peck - good guy
Super Star & Best Actor Winner

Tall, handsome, and with a great speaking voice, Gregory Peck was the embodiment of the good guy/hero. Although initially called "wooden" by critics, Gregory Peck overcame that label, establishing a long career as a popular, and critically acclaimed leading man.

Gregory Peck's defining role was as a small town lawyer in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.

Peck's other notable roles include ON THE BEACH, SPELLBOUND, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, and CAPE FEAR. Gregory Peck, late in his career played the role of a Nazi doctor in THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL, one of his rare villains. He was surprisingly effective.

Gregory Peck recently won a Golden Globe award for his role in an acclaimed cable television production of MOBY DICK.

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Gregory Peck 1962 Best Actor TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Drama) Gregory Peck received his Oscar for playing the small town Southern lawyer who tries to defend a black falsely accused of rape.

ABOUT GREGORY PECK (1916 - 2003) American leading man, born in California, with stage experience before he started in Hollywood. Gregory Peck received the 1967 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: "for his untiring devotion to humanitarian causes." Gregory Peck is often the producer or co-producer of some of his films, including: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and CAPTAIN NEWMAN. In addition, Gregory Peck received nominations for: THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (45) THE YEARLING (46) GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (47) TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (49) Gregory Peck's other credits include: DAYS OF GLORY THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM THE VALLEY OF DECISION SPELLBOUND THE YEARLING DUEL IN THE SUN THE MACOMBER AFFAIR GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT THE PARADINE CASE YELLOW SKY THE GREAT SINNER TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH THE GUNFIGHTER CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER ONLY THE VALIANT DAVID AND BATHSHEBA THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS THE MILLION POUND NOTE ROMAN HOLIDAY NIGHT PEOPLE THE PURPLE PLAIN THE MAN IN THE GREY FLANNEL SUIT MOBY DICK DESIGNING WOMEN THE BRAVADOS THE BIG COUNTRY PORK CHOP HILL BELOVED INFIDEL ON THE BEACH THE GUNS OF NAVARONE CAPE FEAR (1962) HOW THE WEST WAS WON TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D. BEHOLD A PALE HORSE MIRAGE ARABESQUE THE STALKING MOON MACKENNA'S GOLD THE CHAIRMAN MAROONED I WALK THE LINE SHOOTOUT BILLY HAS TWO HATS THE OMEN MACARTHUR THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL THE SEA WOLVES AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK OLD GRINGO OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY CAPE FEAR (1991) His television credits include: THE BLUE AND THE GRAY THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK WILD BILL: HOLLYWOOD MAVERICK MOBY DICK THE PORTRAIT