He is best remembered for his role in the film Ben-Hur (1959), which earned him critical acclaim and the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Gunfighter, The (1950): Henry King’s Adult Psychological Western, Starring Gregory Peck (Role Rejected by John Wayne)
October 1, 2009 by
Considered to be one of the first mature ("psychological") Westerns in the post-WWII era, Henry Koster's The Gunfighter features Gregory Peck in top form, as an aging, over the hill gunslinger, who wants to lay down his gun but may be doomed.
