He is best remembered for his role in the film Ben-Hur (1959), which earned him critical acclaim and the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973): John Hancock’s Oscar-Nominated Film Stars De Niro as Dying Athlete
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In “Bang the Drum Slowly,” directed by John Hancock and scripted by Mark Harris (based on his novel), the very young Robert De Niro plays Bruce Bearson, a dying athlete.
Gunfighter, The (1950): Henry King’s Adult Psychological Western, Starring Gregory Peck (Role Rejected by John Wayne)
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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.
