George Peppard

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1928-10-01 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- 1994-05-08
Known for
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) — Paul Varjak
- The A-Team (1983) — John 'Hannibal' Smith
- How the West Was Won (1962) — Zeb Rawlings
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Evan Wallace
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) — Cowboy
- CHiPs (1977) — George Peppard (uncredited)
- Matlock (1986) — Max Morgan
- The Blue Max (1966) — Lt. Bruno Stachel
- Operation Crossbow (1965) — Lt. John Curtis
- Damnation Alley (1977) — Maj. Eugene Denton
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- Pork Chop Hill (1959) — Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
- Tobruk (1967) — Captain Kurt Bergman
- Home from the Hill (1960) — Rafe Copley
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Sergeant Guedo
- The Carpetbaggers (1964) — Jonas Cord Junior