Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor who was one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s. Peck continued to play major film roles until the late 1970s. His performance as
Atticus Finch in the 1962 film
To Kill a Mockingbird earned him the
Academy Award for Best Actor. He had also been nominated for an Oscar for the same category for
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944),
The Yearling (1946),
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and
Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Other notable films he appeared in include
Spellbound (1945),
The Paradine Case (1947),
Roman Holiday (1953),
Moby Dick (1956) (and its
1998 miniseries of the same name),
The Guns of Navarone (1961),
Cape Fear (1962) (and its
1991 remake of the same name),
How the West Was Won (1962),
The Omen (1976) and
The Boys from Brazil (1978).