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  George Peppard
Peppard was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the son of an opera singer and a building contractor.
Before the A-Team, Peppard had the leading role in the TV series Banacek (1972 - 1974), (part of the NBC Mystery Movie series of the 1970s), and played in Doctor's Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major dedication.
Peppard died on May 8, 1994, at the age of 66 in Los Angeles due to complications in the treatment of the cancer he was suffering from.
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  George Peppard
George Peppard (October 1, 1928 - May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor.
Peppard was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of an opera singer and a building contractor.
He died of pneumonia on May 8, 1994, and was interred in the Northview Cemetery, in Dearborn, Michigan.
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  George Peppard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peppard enlisted in the Marine Corps and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Artillery division, leaving the Marines at the end of his first tour.
Peppard later developed a tendency to choose tough guy roles in big, ambitious pictures where he was somewhat overshadowed by ensemble casts.
Jerry informs George that Peppard "has been dead for years." George realizes that he met an impostor posing as George Peppard, to which George replies to Jerry, "Well, whoever he was, he knew a heck of a lot about the A-Team".
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 A-Team Resource Page
George Peppard ist am bekanntesten für seine Filmrollen in der Mitte seiner Karriere.
Nach dem Erfolg in Filmen wandte sich Peppard nun wieder mehr den Fernsehserien zu.
Schließlich starb Peppard im Mai 1994 an einer Lungenentzündung, vorher aber schon durch eine Chemotherapie sehr geschwächt, im Alter von 65 Jahren.
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 The A-Team Shrine > Characters > Hannibal
Interestingly, despite having numerous appearances as a member of the military, the highest rank he achieved was that of colonel in the A-Team.
George Peppard led a troubled life, he was an alcoholic for almost 30 years (he started drinking after his father died in 1951 and finally quit in 1978 and in many ways he had a self-destuctive personality: the many wives, the drinking, the smoking).
George (a lifetime smoker) died of pneumonia, a result of his weakness from chemotherapy sessions to treat cancer.
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 Learn more about George Peppard in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), although he is probaby more famous among younger viewers for his role as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith in the cult 1980s television show The A-Team where he's the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squadron.
He had also the leading role in the TV series Banacek, (part of the NBC Trilogy miniseries of the 1970s), and played in Doctor's Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major dedication.
Peppard died at the age of 66 in Los Angeles due to complications in the treatment of the cancer he was suffering from.
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 George Peppard at AllExperts
Peppard enlisted in the Marine Corps and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Artillery division, leaving the Marines at the end of his first tour.
George Peppard made his stage debut in 1949 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Jerry informs George that Peppard "has been dead for years." George realizes that he met an imposter posing as George Peppard, to which George replies to Jerry "Whoever he was, he sure knew a lot about the A-Team".
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 AMCTV.com - George Peppard Biography
Handsome and serviceably talented, George Peppard was groomed for big things by a waning studio system, and the way in which his career as a leading man was led astray is a testament to the decline of the studios' anemic star-making power.
Peppard made his screen debut in 1957's The Strange One, and continued to scale Hollywood's heights in Pork Chop Hill (1959) and Home From the Hill (1960).
Married five times, Peppard himself acknowledged that he had "turned into his own worst enemy" and in 1978 courageously conquered what had been an ongoing problem with alcohol.
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 George Peppard : A-Team Season Two - Buy the DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The George Peppard A-Team fame is valid despite George Peppard having numerous appearances as a member of the military in other shows and movies.
George Peppard or Hannibal Smith, The A-Team leader, loved to pick fights with the head honcho of the bad guys in the show.
However all of George Peppard's plans were ultimately successful, and he would end each episode with the comment, "I love it when a plan comes together!".
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 george peppard
Peppard emerged as a fresh-faced force on the screen in the 1960s.
Peppard never raised his voice or broke a sweat, but his easygoing mild-mannered nature usually got him the girl.
George Peppard had a way of finding himself in the arms of the most beautiful women onscreen - whether she was slim and sexy or voluptuous and exotic.
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 George Peppard @ Filmbug
George Peppard was an American film and television actor.
Before the A-Team, Peppard had the leading role in the TV series Banacek (1972 - 1974), (part of the NBC Mystery Movie series of the 1970s), and played in Doctor's Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major dedication.
Married 5 times, and the father of three children, Peppard's second wife was actress Elizabeth Ashley, his co-star in The Carpetbaggers.
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 George Interviews
And George Peppard, rosy-cheeked and freshly shaven, immaculate in navy blazer, his silver hair shining and perfectly combed, is in the middle of a silken-voiced monologue praising God and thanking "A-Team" executive producer Stephen J. Cannell for hiring him when he was a Hollywood
In fact, within seconds Peppard has ousted me from his favourite seat in his favourite booth, the strategic one in which to see and be seen.
At 56, Peppard admits to a certain amount of pleasure at the thought of his old enemies gnashing their teeth over his comeback.
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 George Peppard's grave
Peppard later developed a tendency to choose tough guy roles in big, ambitious pictures where he was somewhat overshadowed by ensemble casts.
It made George Peppard known to a younger generation.
Peppard finally gave up drinking in 1978 and spent his later years trying to help other alcoholics enter into recovery.
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 George Peppard - MovieActors.com
George Peppard was born on October 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan.
George Peppard passed away on May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia.
George Peppard's major block-busters hits in the 60s: HOW THE WEST WAS WON, THE VICTORS, THE CARPETBAGGERS, and OPERATION CROSSBOW.
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Starring Audrey Hepburn George Peppard
George Peppard is her upstairs neighbor, a struggling writer and "kept" man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal).
When a struggling writer (George Peppard) moves into the building, she instantly recognizes him as a kindred spirit, especially when she learns that he also accepts money from the opposite sex for services rendered.
However, that is just what might happen when she discovers a new neighbour, Paul Varjak (George Peppard), a struggling writer financed by an older woman, that happens to be very handsome and easy to talk to.
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 Bio for George Peppard on MSN Movies
Though actor George Peppard could have succeeded on his looks alone, he underwent extensive training before making his first TV and Broadway appearances.
He was also effective as James Stewart's son in How the West Was Won (1962), a characterization that required him to age 30 years, and as the Howard Hughes counterpart in The Carpetbaggers (1963), in which he co-starred with the second of his five wives, Elizabeth Ashley.
Forced to retire because of illness, George Peppard died of cancer at the age of 64.
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 George Peppard information - Search.com
George Peppard (Jr.) was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the son of George Peppard a building contractor and opera singer Vernelle Rohrer.
However, probably partly due to his drinking, Peppard chose tough guys roles in big, ambitious pictures where he was somewhat overshadowed by ensemble casts.
Peppard moved to television with a leading role in the TV series Banacek (1972 - 1974), (part of the NBC Mystery Movie series of the 1970s), and played in Doctors' Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major dedication.
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 Amazon.ca: Groundstar Conspiracy (Widescreen/Full Screen): DVD: Lamont Johnson,George Peppard,Michael ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
George Peppard plays a character named Tuxan, who is responsible for uncovering the break in and theft of highly classified information at a government facility called Groundstar.
This was made in 1972, and prior to that, George Peppard had a somewhat promising movie career with Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), How the West Was Won (1962), and The Blue Max (1966) to name a few.
Peppard is fascinating to watch as the thoroughly unlikeable hero who brings down the "conspirators" in an ironic but belevable climax.
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 The A-Team: George Peppard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He turned in solid performances in How the West Was Won (1962), a characterization that required him to age 30 years, and as the Howard Hughes counterpart in The Carpetbaggers (1963), in which he co-starred with the second of his five wives, Elizabeth Ashley.
Peppard starred on the TV series Banacek (1972-1973), Doctors Hospital (1975), and The A-Team (1983-1987), and delivered a powerhouse performance as the title character in the 1974 TV-movie Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Case.
Peppard struggled with alcoholism for most of his adult life, and finally gave up drinking in 1978.
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 George Peppard
He was never the mega blockbuster movie star of our time, but he was a blue-eyed, handsome leading man who portrayed characters that any TV fan of the 70's and 80's would recognize.
Peppard's first TV credit was not for acting but for singing the lead title song in the hit movie, Bang the Drum Slowly (1956).
Peppard played the staring role of Jonas Cord, a ruthless man willing to do anything to rule lives and control money.
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 Biografia de George Peppard
George Peppard George Peppard (21 de octubre de 1928 - 8 de mayo de 1994) fue un actor de cine y de televisión estadounidense.
En los años siguientes Peppard comenzó a estar menos solicitado por los productores y los estudios, de forma que tuvo que intervenir en películas de menor interés.
Peppard tuvo tres hijos, dos de su primer y uno de su segundo matrimonio.
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 Ultimate Dynasty -> George Peppard as Blake - pictures!!!!!!!!!!
A major stellar classic war movie for Peppard’s career was -- The Blue Max (1966) which he plays an WWI fighter pilot aiming for the esteemed medal — the Blue Max.
Some major points in George Peppard’s life was that he had been married five times and had fought and conquered a serious alcohol problem in 1978 which gave him cause to help other alcoholics and to work for various charitable organizations.
Sadly, George Peppard died of cancer in 1994 at the age of 64.
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 George Peppard - MovieActors.com
George Peppard was born on October 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan.
George Peppard passed away on May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia.
Peppard's most memorable film was in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961).
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 George Peppard Photos - George Peppard News - George Peppard Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
George's ex-wife, Elizabeth Ashley, claimed in her autobiography that he frequently hit her.
George's Star on the Walk of Fame for his contributions to the Motion Picture industry is located at 6675 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA.
George Peppard: (on his drinking) I turned into my own worst enemy.
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 George Peppard Biography at Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Peppard was memorable opposite Audrey Hepburn in Blake Edwards's fine adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961).
Beginning in the 1970s Peppard began doing extensive TV work; some years after a modestly successful crime drama series "Banacek" (1972-74) and a less successful medical drama "Doctors' Hospital" (1975-76), Peppard played his best-remembered TV series role, as the leader of "The A-Team" (1983-87).
Peppard was twice married and divorced to actress Elizabeth Ashley.
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