George Peppard, Jr. (October 1, 1928 May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor. He secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and he played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s television series Banacek, but he is probably best known to younger audiences for his role as Col John "Hannibal" Smith, the cigar-chomping leader of a renegade commando squad, in the 1980s television show The A-Team.
Was just talking to a friend about George Peppard today. He really was an underrated actor. I thought he was fabulously convincing in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." That speech he gives near the end in... more
Was just talking to a friend about George Peppard today. He really was an underrated actor. I thought he was fabulously convincing in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." That speech he gives near the end in the taxi is amazing. I can watch it over and over.
I fell in love with George the first time I saw him in "Home From the Hill". I have enjoyed his work ever since. He was the highlight of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the main reason I watched "The... more
I fell in love with George the first time I saw him in "Home From the Hill". I have enjoyed his work ever since. He was the highlight of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the main reason I watched "The A-Team". It broke my heart when we lost him.