George Peppard profile
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George Peppard

1st October 1928 Detroit, Michigan, USA Acting

George Peppard (October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his role as struggling writer Paul Varjak in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, and for playing commando leader Col. John "Hannibal" Smith in the 1980s television series The A-Team. Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and later portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers (1964). On television, he played the title role of millionaire insurance investigator and sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s mystery series Banacek. He played Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squad in the hit 1980s action show The A-Team.

50 Movies 21 TV Shows 71 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sad? poster
Sad? 18th January 1996 as (archive footage)
The Bravos poster
The Bravos 9th January 1972 as Major John David Harkness
Pendulum poster
Pendulum 14th February 1969 as Capt. Frank Matthews
P.J. poster
P.J. 27th March 1968 as P.J. Detweiler
Tobruk poster
Tobruk 7th February 1967 as Captain Kurt Bergman
The A-Team poster
The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as John 'Hannibal' Smith
CHiPs poster
CHiPs 15th September 1977 as George Peppard (uncredited)
Banacek poster
Banacek 13th September 1972 as Thomas Banacek