According to director
John McTiernan in his DVD commentary for
Die Hard (1988) when he met Peck was working as a waiter in between roles. He cast Peck as one of the cops in
Die Hard (1988) and was so impressed with what he was able to do with such a small role he later gave him a much larger part as a naval officer in
The Hunt for Red October (1990). This exposure lead to Peck playing a series of lucrative roles as police officers in big budget productions such as
लास्ट एक्शन हीरो (1993),
इन द लाइन ऑफ़ फायर (1993) and returning to the Die Hard series in
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995).
