Silver-haired leading man, in a number of action films and romantic comedies since the late 1950s. Peppard was memorable opposite Audrey Hepburn in Blake Edwards's fine adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961). His later career, though, tended to consist of more routine adventure films. 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.
- Born:
October 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan
- Died:
May 8, 1994.
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Job Titles:
Actor, Director, Producer
Family
Education
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Actors Studio, New York, New York
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Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Milestones
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1956 Earliest TV roles included a part in the CBS drama special, "Bang the Drum Slowly", starring Paul Newman
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1957 Made feature film debut in "The Strange One"
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1960 Played first leading roles in features in "Home from the Hill" and "The Subterraneans"
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1963 First received top billing in a feature in "The Carpetbaggers"
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1972 Played Thomas Banacek on the NBC detective series, "Banacek"
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1977 Made feature directorial debut, "Five Days from Home"
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1979 Played last feature lead in the Italian-French-Spanish co-production, "From Hell to Victory"
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1992 Last feature film, the German-made erotic psychodrama, "The Tigress"
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1992 Toured in "The Lion in Winter", January-February
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1992 Underwent biopsy for small benign lung tumor in February; tumor removed May 4
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1994 Last TV appearance, a guest spot on the March 3rd episode of "Matlock"
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Acted on Broadway in "The Pleasure of His Company" and "Girls of Summer"
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Played Dr. Jake Goodwin on the NBC drama series, "Doctors' Hospital"
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Starred as John "Hannibal" Smith on the popular NBC-TV action series, "The A-Team"