George Peppard
American actor (1928–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George William Peppard (/pəˈpɑːrd/; October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American actor. He secured a major role as struggling writer Paul Varjak when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961),[1] 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 1980s action television series The A-Team.[1]
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Born | George William Peppard (1928-10-01)October 1, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 8, 1994(1994-05-08) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Purdue University Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1951–1994 |
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Children | 3 |
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