Greatest Gregory Peck Westerns
Although best known as honorable lawyer Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck could also play cowboy. Which of his Westerns is your favorite?
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1
The Big Country
This rousing tale of revenge and romance stars Peck as a pacifist forced into violence, with a fantastic shootout opposite Charlton Heston. 27 35
This rousing tale of revenge and romance stars Peck as a pacifist forced into violence, with a fantastic shootout opposite Charlton Heston. 27 35
2
The Bravados
Peck is at his most obsessive in this compelling examination of violence, in which his character sets out to get revenge for his wife's death. 23 29
Peck is at his most obsessive in this compelling examination of violence, in which his character sets out to get revenge for his wife's death. 23 29
3
The Gunfighter
Peck is perfectly cast in this movie, about an aging gunslinger who faces off against the cowboys who would take his place. 23 31
Peck is perfectly cast in this movie, about an aging gunslinger who faces off against the cowboys who would take his place. 23 31
4
Duel in the Sun
Peck holds his own as the strangely magnetic bad boy at the heart of King Vidor's sexed-up Technicolor tale. 15 29
Peck holds his own as the strangely magnetic bad boy at the heart of King Vidor's sexed-up Technicolor tale. 15 29
5
How the West Was Won
Peck displays his comic chops in this flick, which boasts three directors and a truly all-star cast (Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, etc.) 13 25
Peck displays his comic chops in this flick, which boasts three directors and a truly all-star cast (Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, etc.) 13 25
6
Yellow Sky
Gold fever forms the basis for this taut, suspenseful Western, in which Peck plays a bank-robber in one of his performances to date. 9 19
Gold fever forms the basis for this taut, suspenseful Western, in which Peck plays a bank-robber in one of his performances to date. 9 19
7
Shoot Out
Peck portrays an aging outlaw out to settle an old score -- until he finds himself saddled with a precocious six-year-old. 8 18
Peck portrays an aging outlaw out to settle an old score -- until he finds himself saddled with a precocious six-year-old. 8 18
8
MacKenna's Gold
In this pic also starring Telly Savalas and Omar Sharif, Peck stars as the one lucky man who knows where an Apache fortune is buried. 8 24
In this pic also starring Telly Savalas and Omar Sharif, Peck stars as the one lucky man who knows where an Apache fortune is buried. 8 24
9
Only the Valiant
Peck's performance as a stoic Army captain strikes all the right notes in this war flick about a battalion of soldiers deep in Apache country. 3 19
Peck's performance as a stoic Army captain strikes all the right notes in this war flick about a battalion of soldiers deep in Apache country. 3 19
10
Billy Two Hats
This Israeli-shot cinematic oddity, a heist flick, gets points for its innovative casting of Peck opposite Desi Arnaz. 0 20
This Israeli-shot cinematic oddity, a heist flick, gets points for its innovative casting of Peck opposite Desi Arnaz. 0 20
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