Junto Boys

I was sorry to hear about Gregory Peck. Like Charlton Heston and Paul Newman, he seemed somewhat stiff in early films, but got better with age. While no one can deny he deserved the Oscar for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the sadly sweet movie, ROMAN HOLIDAY. I first saw it on Cinemax one afternoon when I was in college. The fact that it doesn't end like you'd expect or want made it that much more powerful. It's always thought of as an Audrey Hepburn film, but Peck deserves just as much credit for the Oscar she won. He was the perfect lovable heel out for himself. When Hepburn wins over Peck and his cynicism dies, we're won over too.

If you haven't seen many Gregory Peck films, you might try one of these:

SPELLBOUND(1945) This Alfred Hitchcock film about Psychology co-stars Ingrid Bergman. It's not well known and not as great as other Hitchcock films, but it's mostly good and there is an interesting dream sequence designed by Salvador Dali.
GUNFIGHTER (1950) - Peck stars as a famous western gunslinger that is always being hounded by wannabees trying to pick him off. It explores the other side of being the fastest gun in the west.
DESIGNING WOMEN (1957) Peck stars as bachelor who marries Lauren Bacall before he really knows her. Two worlds collide scenario ensues. Notable because Bogart convinced Bacall to do this film instead of sitting around while he withered away from cancer.
CAPE FEAR (1962) superior to the Martin Scorsese remake in 1991. Peck and family are harrased by the brutal Robert Mitchum. Peck has a cameo in the remake.
MacARTHUR (1978) Not as memorable as Patton (1970), but quite good. I read once that Peck didn't like MacCarthur before he made the film, but gradually grew to respect him through this experience.
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY (1991) This is not a great film, but the best film he made during the last 10 years of his life. It's practically outdated now, but centers on Danny DeVito trying a hostile takeover of Peck's business. This issue made the news frequently during the Reagan years, but was never talked about again once Clinton became president.