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George Peppard

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

Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
2015 • Self (archive footage)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006 • Self (archive footage)
Sad?
1996 • (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 • Self
The Tigress
The Tigress
1992 • Sid Slaughter
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox
1990 • Col. Harry Martineau / Max Vogel
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
1989 • Mr. Martin
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 • Frank Doakey

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Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
2015 • Self (archive footage)
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Sad?
1996 • (archive footage)
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The Tigress
The Tigress
1992 • Sid Slaughter
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Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox
1990 • Col. Harry Martineau / Max Vogel
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Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
1989 • Mr. Martin
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Man Against the Mob
Man Against the Mob
1988 • Frank Doakey
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Target Eagle
Target Eagle
1982 • McFadden
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An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979 • Self (uncredited)
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From Hell to Victory
From Hell to Victory
1979 • Brett Rosson
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Crisis in Mid-Air
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979 • Nick Culver
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Torn Between Two Lovers
Torn Between Two Lovers
1979 • Paul Rasmussen
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Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley
1977 • Maj. Eugene Denton
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One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 • Dr. Jake Goodwin
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Newman's Law
Newman's Law
1974 • Vince Newman
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The Bravos
The Bravos
1972 • Major John David Harkness
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One More Train to Rob
One More Train to Rob
1971 • Harker Fleet
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The Executioner
The Executioner
1970 • John Shay
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Pendulum
Pendulum
1969 • Capt. Frank Matthews
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House of Cards
House of Cards
1968 • Reno Davis
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P.J.
P.J.
1968 • P.J. Detweiler
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Tobruk
Tobruk
1967 • Captain Kurt Bergman
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The Blue Max
The Blue Max
1966 • Lt. Bruno Stachel
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The Third Day
The Third Day
1965 • Steve Mallory
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Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 • Lt. John Curtis
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The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
1964 • Jonas Cord Junior
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The Victors
The Victors
1963 • Cpl. Chase
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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 • Zeb Rawlings
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The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans
1960 • Leo Percepied
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Home from the Hill
Home from the Hill
1960 • Rafe Copley
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Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
1959 • Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
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Little Moon of Alban
Little Moon of Alban
1958 • Dennis Walsh
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The Strange One
The Strange One
1957 • Robert Marquales
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Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly
1956 • Piney Woods
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George Peppard – Biography, Known For & Filmography