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Gregory Peck Biography

Birth Name:Eldred Gregory Peck

Birth Place:La Jolla, California, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Active in causes including anti-war protests, workers' rights and civil rights, and later, gay rights, he received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1967
Awarded the U․S․ Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in 1969 for a lifetime of humanitarian efforts
Studied English at Berkeley as a pre-medical student, paying for his meals by helping in the kitchen at the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, but was recruited by the University's acting coach and appeared in five plays during his senior year
Quote: "They say the bad guys are more interesting to play but there is more to it than that--playing the good guys is more challenging because it's harder to make them interesting․"
Usually played characters who were noble and heroic, bravely fighting injustice wherever they saw it
The parts he accepted were often in films that reflected his liberal political views
In 1972, President Richard Nixon added him to his "List of Enemies․"
Inducted into the International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame in 1983
Skipped his own graduation ceremony to catch a train headed to New York, planning to start his acting career with nothing more than $160 and a letter of introduction
Though he was outspoken against the Vietnam War, he always remained supportive and proud of his son, who did a tour in Vietnam with the Marine Corps

Awards

1944Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
1945Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
1945Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
1946Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1946Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
1947Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1947Golden Globe-Best Actor: winner
1947Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
1947Gold Medal-Best Actor: winner
1948Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1948Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
1948Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1949Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1950Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1950NYFCC Award-Best Actor: winner
1950Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
1950Gold Medal-Most Popular Male Star: nominated
1950Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
1951Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (October): winner
1951Gold Medal-Most Popular Male Star: nominated
1952Bambi-Best Actor - International: nominated
1952Gold Medal-Best Actor: nominated
1953Bambi-Best Actor - International: winner
1954BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Actor: nominated
1954Bambi-Best Actor - International: nominated
1959Golden Laurel-Top Action Performance: nominated
1962Golden Laurel-Top Male Dramatic Performance: nominated
1963Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
1963David-Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero): winner
1963Golden Globe-Best Actor - Drama: winner
1963Golden Laurel-Top Male Dramatic Performance: nominated
1964BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Actor: nominated
1964Golden Globe-Best Actor - Drama: nominated
1967Golden Laurel-Action Performance: nominated
1977Gold Medal-Favorite Movie: nominated
1978Golden Globe-Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
1979Golden Globe-Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
1999Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
2021OFTA Film Hall of Fame-Character: winner