Gregory Peck

Screen legend Gregory Peck Peck, who starred in The Guns Of Navarone and The Omen, was nominated for five Oscars and won one in 1962 for his role as lawyer Atticus Finch, who defended a black man against an undeserved rape charge, in To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Peck's film debut came in 1944 with Days of Glory and Peck took on a variety of roles such as soldiers, priests and romantic heroes in a career spanning six decades and over 60 films.

He continued to appear on movies and television through the decades, featuring alongside Robert De Niro in the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. Peck was the star of the 1960s original.

His last major role was as Father Mapple in the 1998 TV movie Moby Dick.

Peck served as president of the Motion Picture Academy and was active in the Motion Picture and Television Fund, American Cancer Society, National Endowment for the Arts and other causes.

He won a humanitarian award in 1968 for his charity work but said: "It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in."

Peck leaves four children, two from a previous marriage.

Danny DeVito, who appeared with Peck in the 1991 comedy Other People's Money, remembered the screen legend as a sweet and generous man.

"It was an honour to know him; it was an honour to have worked with him," DeVito said in a statement. "He was a wonderful person."

That sentiment was echoed by Cape Fear director Martin Scorsese, who said, "I'll never forget his professionalism, his generosity, or his extreme grace. He was a true gentleman."