
Person
George Peppard
Acting · 1928–1994 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
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

The Mike Douglas Show
Self

The A-Team
John 'Hannibal' Smith

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter

Matlock
Max Morgan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Buddy Wren

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest

The Oscars
Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self

Studio One
Kenny Chance

Tales of the Unexpected
Sergeant Guedo
Filmography
- 2015Discovering Audrey HepburnSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a ClassicSelf (archive footage)
- 1996Sad?(archive footage)
- 1993Audrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf
- 1992The TigressSid Slaughter
- 1990Night of the FoxCol. Harry Martineau / Max Vogel
- 1989Silence Like GlassMr. Martin
- 1989Clive James' Postcard fromSelf
- 1989Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown MurdersFrank Doakey
- 1988Man Against the MobFrank Doakey
- 1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf (uncredited)
- 1986MatlockMax Morgan
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 1984Hollywood '84Self
- 1983The A-TeamJohn 'Hannibal' Smith
- 1982Target EagleMcFadden
- 1982Twilight Theatre
- 1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrTheo Brown
- 1981Your Ticket Is No Longer ValidJim Daley
- 1980Battle Beyond the StarsCowboy
- 1979An Almost Perfect AffairSelf (uncredited)
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSergeant Guedo
- 1979From Hell to VictoryBrett Rosson
- 1979Crisis in Mid-AirNick Culver
- 1979Torn Between Two LoversPaul Rasmussen
- 1978Five Days from HomeTM Pryor
- 1977CHiPsGeorge Peppard (uncredited)
- 1977Damnation AlleyMaj. Eugene Denton
- 1975Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder CaseDr. Samuel Sheppard
- 1975Doctors' HospitalDr. Jake Goodwin
- 1975One of Our OwnDr. Jake Goodwin
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
- 1974Newman's LawVince Newman
- 1972BanacekThomas Banacek
- 1972The Groundstar ConspiracyTuxan
- 1972The BravosMajor John David Harkness
- 1971One More Train to RobHarker Fleet
- 1970Cannon for CordobaRod
- 1970The ExecutionerJohn Shay
- 1969PendulumCapt. Frank Matthews
- 1968House of CardsReno Davis
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Pete
- 1968P.J.P.J. Detweiler
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf
- 1967Rough Night in JerichoDolan
- 1967TobrukCaptain Kurt Bergman
- 1966The Blue MaxLt. Bruno Stachel
- 1965The Third DaySteve Mallory
- 1965Operation CrossbowLt. John Curtis
- 1964The CarpetbaggersJonas Cord Junior
- 1963The VictorsCpl. Chase
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBuddy Wren
- 1963Miss USASelf - Judge
- 1962How the West Was WonZeb Rawlings
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sPaul Varjak
- 1960The SubterraneansLeo Percepied
- 1960Home from the HillRafe Copley
- 1959StartimePat Lawrence
- 1959Pork Chop HillCpl. Chuck Fedderson
- 1958Little Moon of AlbanDennis Walsh
- 1957The Strange OneRobert Marquales
- 1956Bang the Drum SlowlyPiney Woods
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955The Alcoa HourEddie Pierce
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsEvan Wallace
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1948Studio OneKenny Chance
- 1947Kraft Television Theatre
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
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