George Peppard

About

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

Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955The A-TeamSeries • 1983MatlockSeries • 1986Studio OneSeries • 1948Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Kraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947CHiPsSeries • 1977StartimeSeries • 1959BanacekSeries • 1972Breakfast at Tiffany'sMovie • 1961How the West Was WonMovie • 1962Battle Beyond the StarsMovie • 1980Damnation AlleyMovie • 1977Pork Chop HillMovie • 1959The CarpetbaggersMovie • 1964Rough Night in JerichoMovie • 1967Operation CrossbowMovie • 1965The Blue MaxMovie • 1966Home from the HillMovie • 1960TobrukMovie • 1967Cannon for CordobaMovie • 1970The VictorsMovie • 1963Race for the Yankee ZephyrMovie • 1981