History Creator / GregoryPeck

* ''Film/TheBoysFromBrazil'' (1978)

Fun fact: His name is UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang for "neck". Depending on age, this is probably the way that British youngsters are introduced to Gregory Peck.

Fun fact: His name is UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang for "neck". Depending on age, this is probably the way that British youngsters are introduced to Gregory Peck. It's definitely the most [[PopCultureOsmosis iconic]] ([[BriefAccentImitation and imitated]]) Cockney slang term, next to "apples and pears" [[note]]"stairs", by the way[[/note]].

!! Tropes associated with Gregory Peck:

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He was used as the physical inspiration for ComicBook/Batman twice, his younger self for ComicBook/BatmanYearOne and in his later years for Bruce in ComicBook/KingdomCome.
* HappilyMarried: With his second wife Veronique who he met while shooting Film/RomanHoliday and who he married in 1955 and remained married to until his death in 2003, an extraordinarily long time for a Hollywood couple.

* MiddleNameBasis: He strongly disliked his given first name Eldred and so went by his middle name instead.

* NoStuntDouble: He was very athletic and physically capable, rarely needing a stunt double for action scenes.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson once told Peck that had he sought re-election in 1968, it would have offered Peck the post of U.S. ambassador to UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}. Peck, being of Irish ancestry, later said that he likely would have taken the job. Johnson gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Peck to make up for not being able to give the offer.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He was used as the physical inspiration for Franchise/Batman twice, his younger self for ComicBook/BatmanYearOne and in his later years for Bruce in ComicBook/KingdomCome.

He was also known as one of the most vocal and outspoken liberals in Hollywood, opposing nuclear weapons, the Hollywood blacklist and the Vietnam War, marching for civil rights and speaking out in support of gun control and LGBTQ rights even well into his eighties.

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The frequency with which a character threatens Gregory Peck and his family is inversely proportional with their chances of surviving the movie.

** Was offered a role in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', during its preproduction period as a character named "Old Man River". He turned down the role when the producers explained the plot to him and the character he would play, making the argument that Pocahontas already had several male paternal figures and they really needed to her a maternal figure. Taking his advice, the crew drafted the concept that would become Grandmother Willow. He often said in interviews how the one regret in his career was that he was never in a Creator/{{Disney}} movie.

** Peck was also seriously considered for the role of Professor Henry Jones Sr., AKA: Indy's father, in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', had Creator/SeanConnery turned down the role. Creator/HarrisonFord even cited Peck as one of his favorite actors. Incidentally, Peck actually ''was'' old enough to be Ford's father, being approximately 26 years older than Ford as opposed to Connery, who is only 12 years older than Ford.

** Was offered a role in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', during its preproduction period as a character named "Old Man River". He turned down the role when the producers explained the plot to him and the character he would play, making the argument that Pocahontas already had several male paternal figures and they really needed to her a maternal figure. Taking his advice, the crew drafted the concept that would become Grandmother Willow. He often said in interviews how the one regret in his career was that he was never in a Creator/{{Disney}} movie.

His grandson, Ethan Peck, is the latest actor to play the character of [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]] in ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''.

** His family confirmed that just before he died, he was talking about coming out of retirement to play Grandpa Joe in ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''.

His grandson, Ethan Peck, is the latest actor to play Character/{{Spock}} in Star Trek: Discovery.

** Was offered a role in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', during its preproduction period as a character named "Old Man River". He turned down the role when the producers explained the plot to him and the character he would play, making the argument that Pocahontas already had several male paternal figures and they really needed to her a maternal figure. Taking his advice, the crew drafted the concept that would become Grandmother Willow. He often said in interviews how the one regret in his career was that he was never in a Franchise/{{Disney}} movie.

** His family confirmed that just before he died, he was talking about coming out of retirement to play Grandpa Joe in ''Film/CharlieandtheChocolateFactory''.

** His family confirmed that just before he died, he was talking about coming out of retirement to play Grampa Joe in ''Film/CharlieandtheChocolateFactory''.

** Was offered a role in Film/Pocohontas, during its preproduction period as a character named "Old Man River". He turned down the role when the producers explained the plot to him and the character he would play, making the argument that Pocohontas already had several male paternal figures and they really needed to her a maternal figure. Taking his advice, the crew drafted the concept that would become Grandmother Willow. He often said in interviews how the one regret in his career was that he was never in a Creator/Disney movie.
** His family confirmed that just before he died, he was talking about coming out of retirement to play Grampa Joe in Film/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

His grandson, Ethan Peck, has a recurring role on ''Series/GossipGirl''.

* ''Film/DaysOfGlory'' (1944)