George Peppard
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Paul Varjak
1961
The Victors
as Cpl. Chase
1963
House of Cards
as Reno Davis
1968
How the West Was Won
as Zeb Rawlings
1962
Tobruk
as Captain Kurt Bergman
1967
Damnation Alley
as Maj. Eugene Denton
1977
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Self (uncredited)
1979
Operation Crossbow
as Lt. John Curtis
1965
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Cowboy
1980
The Carpetbaggers
as Jonas Cord Junior
1964
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
1959
Rough Night in Jericho
as Dolan
1967
The Strange One
as Robert Marquales
1957
The Blue Max
as Lt. Bruno Stachel
1966
The Groundstar Conspiracy
as Tuxan
1972
Night of the Fox
as Col. Harry Martineau / Max Vogel
1990
From Hell to Victory
as Brett Rosson
1979
Cannon for Cordoba
as Rod
1970
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Theo Brown
1981
Home from the Hill
as Rafe Copley
1960
TV Appearances
Matlock
as Max Morgan
1986
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sergeant Guedo
1979
Studio One
as Kenny Chance
1948
Doctors' Hospital
as Dr. Jake Goodwin
1975
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Buddy Wren
1963
Matinee Theater
1955
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The A-Team
as John 'Hannibal' Smith
1983
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The Alcoa Hour
as Eddie Pierce
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Evan Wallace
1955