George Peppard, Jr. (/pəˈpɑrd/; October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor.

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.

Biography

Peppard was married five times, and was the father of three children.


Helen Davies (1954–1964): two children, Bradford and Julie
Elizabeth Ashley (1966–1972), his co-star in The Carpetbaggers: one son, Christian
Sherry Boucher-Lytle (1975–1979), originally from Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana
Alexis Adams (1984–1986)
Laura Taylor (1992–till his death in 1994), a licensed mental health counselor in Lake Worth, Florida

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