George Peppard

George Peppard

Actor

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.

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Date of Birth: 01 Oct 1928 (97 years)

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Filmography

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964EN
The Blue Max

The Blue Max

1966EN
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961EN, PT
Tobruk

Tobruk

1967DE, IT, EN, AR
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965EN, DE
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959EN
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962EN, ES