How Did George Peppard Die
George Peppard, the actor who first achieved prominence opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to modern audiences as the tough, cigar-chomping mercenary Hannibal Smith, leader of television's The A-Team, has died. May 10, 1994 | MYRNA OLIVER | TIMES STAFF WRITER. George Peppard, the actor who first achieved prominence opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to modern audiences as the tough, cigar-chomping mercenary Hannibal Smith, leader of television's The A-Team, has died. By GLENN COLLINS. George Peppard, the actor who played a would-be writer smitten with Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to younger generations as the cigar-chomping, tough-guy commander of The A-Team on television, died on Sunday at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center. In the mid-1980s, he again obtained success on television as Colonel John Hannibal Smith, the cigar-chomping leader of The A-Team (1983). George Peppard died at age 65 of pneumonia on May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. George Peppard, the actor who first achieved prominence opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to modern audiences as the tough, cigar-chomping mercenary Hannibal Smith, leader of television's The A-Team, has died. He was 65. May 10, 1994 | MYRNA OLIVER | TIMES STAFF WRITER. George Peppard, the actor who first achieved prominence opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to modern audiences as the tough, cigar-chomping mercenary Hannibal Smith, leader of television's The A-Team, has died. He was 65. By GLENN COLLINS. George Peppard, the actor who played a would-be writer smitten with Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to younger generations as the cigar-chomping, tough-guy commander of The A-Team on television, died on Sunday at the U.C.L.A. George Peppard, Jr. (October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) an American film and television actor and producer. who was probably best known for his role as Col. John Hannibal Smith, the cigar-chomping leader of a renegade commando squad, in the 1980s television show The A-Team. George Peppard, the actor who played a would-be writer smitten with Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was better known to younger generations as the cigar-chomping, tough-guy commander of The A-Team on television, died on Sunday at the U.C.L.A. 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).
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