![]() But he was there opposite Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953), and Lauren Bacall in Designing Woman (1957) as he was, too, in Duel In The Sun (1946), as Captain Ahab in Moby Dick (1956) and as the Nazi Josef Mengele in The Boys From Brazil (1978). So strong is this image of Peck that his few honourable attempts at comedy, and his less successful portrayals of the baddie, are often forgotten. This is the image that most cinema audiences had of him, engendered by performances such as his Oscar-winning portrayal of Atticus Finch, the white lawyer who defends a southern black man on a rape charge in To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) - Peck's own favourite film. In his most characteristic roles, his controlled baritone voice expressed sympathy and concern. ![]() ![]() Serious, restrained and intelligent, though never very exciting, he was one of Hollywood's most enduring stars.Īt 6ft 3in tall, the lanky Peck was a pillar of moral rectitude standing up for decency and tolerance. Gregory Peck, who has died aged 87, was an actor whose film career emphasised the importance of being earnest. ![]()
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