Gregory Peck

He had a genial stoicism.

One of my all-time favorites. On one hand, he was a man's man, and on the other a gentleman and a true class act.

Grandfather of Jake and Drosh star Josh Peck.

In conversation with Roy Plomley, Gregory Peck discusses his modeling days, acting, politics, and his love of Beethoven.

He is Gregory Peck!

Thread from last year.

I love him in just about everything he has done:

Days of Glory, Spellbound, Gentleman's Agreement, Twelve O'clock High, Roman Holiday, Designing Women, The Big Country, The Guns of Navarone, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Omen, The Boys from Brazil, and both Cape Fear movies.

I adore him - god, he was gorgeous! I follow his daughter on Instagram and she often posts pics of him and her equally beautiful mother. To me, he is the quintessential movie star: handsome, a solid actor, good politics, beloved by everyone…the whole package.

I've never seen anyone whose left ear was so much bigger than his right ear.

Okay, now, this man, he looka like a man.

Time to give The Omen a Halloween rewatch.

I'm sure he's the sole reason there were so many male children named Greg or Gregory born between 1950 and 1970. (Hardly a one after that).

R11 Maybe. I love the name Gregory. I would name my son that. Burton too

Well..his Christian name was Eldred.

He gave a lot of $ to Cal. He also supported Cal Crew in memory of Ky Ebright.

Great actor too. He had it all.

I find GP dependably bland--always the same archetype in every role: the honorable, blue-blood, deep-voiced dude. Nothing inherently bad about that, but for me it gets boring. Give me Dirk Bogarde any day. Bogarde took risks with his work and was an artist.

This thread reminds me: Where is our DL Greg today, the Greg of macaroni salad infamy?

^ GP played against type in Duel in the Son and The Boys From Brazil

Lauren Bacall behaved herself around him!

I hate you r8

R8, I love you. Only a true DLer would notice that AND have the gall to bust up an adulatory homage to Gregory Peck by pointing it out the way you did.

R15. He wasn’t a blue blood. How often did he play one? Name the roles where he played a blue blood—and don’t say Ahab or Hornblower.

I like him pretty much, mind you--still, every time I see him, I think of the great, stoned comment from Robert Mitchum: "The two worst actors in Hollywood are both named Gregory Peck."

Perfection

R22 I agree with Robert Mitchum. Never saw Peck in anything that impressed me. But he seemed like an all around decent fellow. With one ear grotesquely larger than the other. (thanks R8!)

R24 Have you seen The Omen?

He is perfect

Stuntman Alf Joint worked on both The Omen, starring Gregory Peck, and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In the latter he plunged 430 ft into the Reichenbach Falls doubling for Eric Porter.

R27 Perfection ;)

He sucked a mean cock, better than Brad Pitt or the Skipper from Gilligans Island.

I want to suck Sir Gregory's cock

R21, R15 here. Okay, okay, "blue blood" was not the best word choice. The linked Time article on GP hits on what I meant. He specialized in the role of ethically elevated or dignified men (Gentleman's Agreement, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Moxkingbird), and that's fine, but my point is simply that I find him bland and one-note Johnny. Bogarde, in comparison, was courageous beyond measure about taking risky parts that put him in an unflattering light. He was a true artist, whereas Peck was a star. There's room for both. But for me, Bogarde and artist-actors are the interesting ones. Peck puts me to sleep.

You Peck fans sure are a sensitive bunch!

R22, Bogarde fan here again--that's a great quote! And I'll add Mitchum to my short list of artist-actors. Mitchum is always a fascinating actor to watch. Great expressive face that he knows how to use with subtle power. And you like handsome? Mitchum is easily as handsome as Peck.

^ Peck could NEVER have unleashed the artistry that Mitchum did in Night of the Hunter.

James Cagney was another Peck contemporary who blew Peck out of the water with his artistry and sheer dynamism. Made Peck seem like pea soup.

[quote] James Cagney was another Peck contemporary who blew Peck out of the water

You can add Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Charles Boyer to that growing list.