George Peppard

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George Peppard (1964)

George Peppard (born October 1, 1928 in Detroit , Michigan , † May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor . He was best known as Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith from the 1980s cult series The A-Team , in which he played the lead role. His biggest hit was the male lead alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's .

Life

1946 to 1948 Peppard was with the United States Marine Corps , which he left as a sergeant . From 1948 to 1949 he studied civil engineering at Purdue University . He got involved with the Purdue Playmakers, a theater company, and became a member of the Beta Theta Pi association, which is part of the Miami Triad . He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in 1955 . He played theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse .

Since his mother Vernelle Rohrer was an opera singer , he also tried his hand at this branch. He started out on the radio and attended drama school in New York. When his father died in 1951, he developed alcohol problems for the first time.

Peppard, who otherwise mostly appeared in rather second-rate films, earned lasting fame through his male lead as writer Paul Varjak in Breakfast at Tiffany's . He became known again in the 1980s in his role as Colonel "John 'Hannibal' Smith" in the television series The A-Team . Peppard was hired in 1980 to play "Blake Carrington" for the series The Denver Clan . After the pilot for the series was produced with him, he fell out with the producers and was fired.

George Peppard was married five times and had three children. His wives were: Helen Davies (one son, one daughter), Elizabeth Ashley (one son), Sherry Boucher-Lytle, Alexis Adams and Laura Taylor.

Peppard was a heavy smoker. In 1992 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of his lungs removed. He died of pneumonia on May 8, 1994.

Filmography (selection)

theatre

  • 1951/1952: Two seasons, Oregon Shakespeare Theater
  • Girls of Summer
  • Pleasure of his company
  • The Crucible
  • 1979: Terrible Jim Fitch
  • 1982: The Sound of Music
  • 1989: dad
  • 1990: Love Letters

Awards

  • 1960: NBR (National Board Of Review) Award for The Legacy of Blood for Best Supporting Actor.
  • 1961: Nominated for BAFTA (British Academy Award) film award for The Legacy of the Blood .
  • 1961: Award as “promising newcomer to leading film roles”.

George Peppard has a star in the Actor category on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, the exact address is: Peppard, George MP 6675 Hollywood Blvd.

Web links

Commons : George Peppard  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beta Theta Pi. Office of the Dean of Students at Cornell University , archived from the original on January 17, 2015 ; accessed on June 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson : George Peppard. In: Allmovie . Retrieved June 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ Conner, Lynne (2007). Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater. University of Pittsburgh Press. 152. ISBN 978-0-8229-4330-3 .
  4. ↑ a b Glenn Collins: George Peppard Dies; Stage and Screen Actor, 65 . In: The New York Times . May 10, 1994.
personal data
SURNAME Peppard, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan, USA
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1994
Place of death Los Angeles , California