Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (51)

Al descubierto: Mr. T

Al descubierto: Mr. T

2026 · Self (archive footage)

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?

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

Man Against the Mob

Man Against the Mob

1988 · Frank Doakey

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986 · Self (uncredited)

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

Target Eagle

Target Eagle

1982 · McFadden

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981 · Theo Brown

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

1981 · Jim Daley

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980 · Cowboy

An Almost Perfect Affair

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979 · Self (uncredited)

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

1979 · Brett Rosson

Crisis in Mid-Air

Crisis in Mid-Air

1979 · Nick Culver

Torn Between Two Lovers

Torn Between Two Lovers

1979 · Paul Rasmussen

Five Days from Home

Five Days from Home

1978 · TM Pryor, Director, Producer

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977 · Maj. Eugene Denton

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

1975 · Dr. Samuel Sheppard

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

1975 · Dr. Jake Goodwin

Newman's Law

Newman's Law

1974 · Vince Newman

The Groundstar Conspiracy

The Groundstar Conspiracy

1972 · Tuxan

The Bravos

The Bravos

1972 · Major John David Harkness

One More Train to Rob

One More Train to Rob

1971 · Harker Fleet

Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba

1970 · Rod

The Executioner

The Executioner

1970 · John Shay

Pendulum

Pendulum

1969 · Capt. Frank Matthews

House of Cards

House of Cards

1968 · Reno Davis

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968 · Pete

P.J.

P.J.

1968 · P.J. Detweiler

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968 · Self

Rough Night in Jericho

Rough Night in Jericho

1967 · Dolan

Tobruk

Tobruk

1967 · Captain Kurt Bergman

The Blue Max

The Blue Max

1966 · Lt. Bruno Stachel

The Third Day

The Third Day

1965 · Steve Mallory

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965 · Lt. John Curtis

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964 · Jonas Cord Junior

The Victors

The Victors

1963 · Cpl. Chase

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962 · Zeb Rawlings

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961 · Paul Varjak

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960 · Leo Percepied

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

1960 · Rafe Copley

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959 · Cpl. Chuck Fedderson

Little Moon of Alban

Little Moon of Alban

1958 · Dennis Walsh

The Strange One

The Strange One

1957 · Robert Marquales

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

1956 · Piney Woods

TV shows (21)