Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gregory Peck ( April 5 , 1916 â `` June 12 , 2003 ) was an American actor and film producer who was born in La Jolla , California .
Simplified: Gregory Peck ( April 5 , 1916 -- June 12 , 2003 ) was an American actor .