needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2010) George Peppard George Peppard with actress Victoria Principal Born George Peppard, Jr. October 1, 1928(1928-10-01) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Died May 8, 1994(1994-05-08) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Pneumonia Spouse Helen Davies (m. 1954–1964) «start: (1954)–end+1: (1965)»"Marriage: Helen Davies to George Peppard" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peppard) Elizabeth Ashley (m. 1966–1972) «start: (1966)–end+1: (1973)»"Marriage: Elizabeth Ashley to George Peppard" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peppard) Sherry Boucher (m. 1975–1979) «start: (1975)–end+1: (1980)»"Marriage: Sherry Boucher to George Peppard" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peppard) Alexis Adams (m. 1984–1986) «start: (1984)–end+1: (1987)»"Marriage: Alexis Adams to George Peppard" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peppard) Laura Taylor (m. 1992–1994) «start: (1992)–end+1: (1995)»"Marriage: Laura Taylor to George Peppard" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peppard) George Peppard, Jr. (pronounced /pəˈpɑrd/; October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor. He secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s television series Banacek, but he is probably best known to younger audiences 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..