George Peppard
Born
October 1, 1928
Died
May 8, 1994 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
2006
Sad?
(archive footage)
1996
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
1993
The Tigress
Sid Slaughter
1992
Night of the Fox
Col. Harry Martineau / Max Vogel
1990
Silence Like Glass
Mr. Martin
1989
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Frank Doakey
1989
Man Against the Mob
Frank Doakey
1988
Matlock
Max Morgan · (1 episode)
1986
The A-Team
John 'Hannibal' Smith · (94 episodes)
1983
Target Eagle
McFadden
1982
Twilight Theatre
1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Theo Brown
1981
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Jim Daley
1981
Battle Beyond the Stars
Cowboy
1980
An Almost Perfect Affair
Self (uncredited)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Sergeant Guedo · (1 episode)
1979
From Hell to Victory
Brett Rosson
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
Nick Culver
1979
Torn Between Two Lovers
Paul Rasmussen
1979
Five Days from Home
TM Pryor
1978
CHiPs
George Peppard (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1977
Damnation Alley
Maj. Eugene Denton
1977
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Dr. Samuel Sheppard
1975
Doctors' Hospital
Dr. Jake Goodwin · (13 episodes)
1975
One of Our Own
Dr. Jake Goodwin
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Newman's Law
Vince Newman
1974
Banacek
Thomas Banacek · (16 episodes)
1972
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Tuxan
1972
The Bravos
Major John David Harkness
1972
One More Train to Rob
Harker Fleet
1971
Cannon for Cordoba
Rod
1970
The Executioner
John Shay
1970
Pendulum
Capt. Frank Matthews
1969
House of Cards
Reno Davis
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Pete
1968
P.J.
P.J. Detweiler
1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
1968
Rough Night in Jericho
Dolan
1967
Tobruk
Captain Kurt Bergman
1967
The Blue Max
Lt. Bruno Stachel
1966
The Third Day
Steve Mallory
1965
Operation Crossbow
Lt. John Curtis
1965
The Carpetbaggers
Jonas Cord Junior
1964
The Victors
Cpl. Chase
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Buddy Wren · (1 episode)
1963
Miss USA
Judge · (1 episode)
1963
How the West Was Won
Zeb Rawlings
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Paul Varjak
1961
The Subterraneans
Leo Percepied
1960
Home from the Hill
Rafe Copley
1960
Startime
Pat Lawrence · (1 episode)
1959
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
1959
Little Moon of Alban
Dennis Walsh
1958
The Strange One
Robert Marquales
1957
Bang the Drum Slowly
Piney Woods
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
The Alcoa Hour
Eddie Pierce · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Evan Wallace · (1 episode)
1955
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Studio One
Kenny Chance · (1 episode)
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
(2 episodes)
1947
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944