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He secured a major role as struggling writer Paul Varjak when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's , [1] and later portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers On television, he played the title role of millionaire insurance investigator and sleuth Thomas Banacek in the earlys mystery series Banacek. He played Col. John "Hannibal" Smith , the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squad in the s action television series The A-Team. George William Peppard Jr. His family lost all their money in the Depression, and his father had to leave George and his mother in Detroit while he went looking for work. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on July 8, , and rose to the rank of corporal , leaving the Corps at the end of his enlistment in January During and , he studied civil engineering at Purdue University where he was a member of the Purdue Playmakers theatre troupe and Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Peppard then transferred to Carnegie Institute of Technology now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh , where he earned his bachelor's degree in It took longer than normal because he dropped out for a year when his father died in and he had to finish his father's jobs.

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Play trailer The A-Team — Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career, whether action roles or dramatic. Following Broadway and television experience, he made a strong film debut in The Strange One He started getting noticed when he played Robert Mitchum 's illegitimate son in the popular melodrama Home from the Hill He then established himself as a leading man, giving arguably his most memorable film performance as Audrey Hepburn 's love interest in Breakfast at Tiffany's He reached the peak of his popularity in another such lavish production, The Blue Max , in which he effectively played an obsessively competitive German flying officer during World War I. However, by the late s, he seemed to settle as a tough lead in more average, often hokum, adventures, including House of Cards , Cannon for Cordoba and The Groundstar Conspiracy

Jim peppard

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Download as PDF Printable version. With his film roles becoming increasingly uninteresting, he acted in, directed and produced the drama Five Days from Home , but the result was rather disappointing. And, frankly, I need the money. Instead, he sent messages through intermediaries including at times fellow cast members, particularly Dirk Benedict , and for this, Peppard was occasionally portrayed by the press as not a team player. Tuesday, May 19, Barbara Peppard. Joshua James Peppard. But the really talented people loved working with him because of all his wonderful creative energy. Jack J. Not much work over a three-year period. In April , Peppard said "I want to act again - and I need a good role. Retrieved September 25,

August 20, - October 1, 78 years old.

Margaret Nell Evans Peppard. Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Peppard. Michael P. I figure I've got a choice Battle Beyond the Stars. Tuesday, May 10, Play trailer The A-Team — The Washington Post and Times-Herald. Rough Night in Jericho. Film critic David Shipman writes of this stage in his career:. October Credits Edit. Monday, February 9,