What is Gregory Peck?
{{Infobox person | name = Gregory Peck | image = Peck On the Beach Publicity Photo.jpg | caption = Gregory Peck in 1959 | birth_name = Eldred Gregory Peck | birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|4|5|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[La Jolla, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|6|12|1916|4|5|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Bronchopneumonia]] | resting_place = [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels]], Los Angeles, California | alma mater = [[University of California, Berkeley]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1933–2000 | spouse = [[Greta Kukkonen]]<br>(m. 1934–1947, [[divorce]]d)<br>Veronique Passani<br>(m. 1947–1996, his death) | relatives = [[Ethan Peck]] ([[grandson]]) | children = 5, including [[Cecilia Peck|Cecilia]] }} '''Eldred Gregory Peck''' (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor who was born in [[La Jolla, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/gregory-peck-about-gregory-peck/679/|title=Gregory Peck - About Gregory Peck - American Masters - PBS|website=[[PBS]]|date=18 April 2001|publisher=}}</ref> One of [[20th Century Fox]]'s most popular movie stars from the 1940s to the 1950s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His most famous role was that of Atticus Finch in the 1954 movie ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', for which he won his [[Academy Award]]. He also won five [[Golden Globe Award]]s during his career. Peck's other best known roles include ''[[Captain Horatio Hornblower]]'' (1951), ''[[David and Bathsheba (movie)|David and Bathsheba]]'' (1951), ''[[The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952 movie)|The Snows of Kilimanjaro]]'' (1952), ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' (1953), ''[[Moby Dick (1956 movie)|Moby Dick]]'' (1956), ''[[The Guns of Navarone (movie)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' (1961), ''[[Cape Fear (1962 movie)|Cape Fear]]'' (1962), ''[[The Omen]]'' (1976), and ''[[The Boys from Brazil (movie)|The Boys from Brazil