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Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career, but was too often cast in undemanding action roles. Following Broadway and television experience, he made a strong film debut in The Strange One (1957). He started getting noticed when he played Robert Mitchum`s illegitimate son in the popular melodrama Home from the Hill (1960). He then established himself as a leading man, giving arguably his most memorable film performance as Audrey Hepburn`s love interest in Breakfast at Tiffany`s (1961). Seen by the studios as a promising young star, Peppard was subsequently cast in some of the major blockbusters of the early/mid-`60s: How the West Was Won (1962), The Victors (1963), The Carpetbaggers (1964) and Operation Crossbow (1965). He reached the peak of his popularity in another such lavish production, The Blue Max (1966), in which he effectively played an obsessively competitive German flying officer during WWI. By the late 1960s, however, he seemed to settle as a tough lead in more average, often hokum, adventures, including House of Cards (1968), Cannon for Cordoba (1970) and The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972). In the early 1970s his declining popularity was temporarily boosted thanks to the TV series "Banacek" (1972). With his film roles becoming increasingly uninteresting, he acted in, directed and produced the drama Five Days from Home (1979), but the result was rather disappointing. In the mid-`80s he again obtained success on television as the leader of "The A-Team" (1983).
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 The temporal quality of all things was being firmly impressed upon me. You have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems. If they`ll have me and the show does well, I could do this another two or three years. It`s fun playing a king, and the fun of playing this king in particular is the fun he has dominating and manipulating the people around him. I love to entertain an audience. There`s always the new wrinkle. One must keep one`s eyes always open. From my point of view, there is a lot of joy in stage work. Some people do better on their own. I don`t. It`s not that I`m knocking the movie and television work. "Some people do better on their own. I don`t. It sounds stupid to say, but it`s true. I like women. I like them when they`re little tiny babies, and I like them when they`re old ladies, and I like them all in between. They please me." "I turned into my own worst enemy." - Peppard said about his drinking after ex-wife Elizabeth Ashley wrote about it in her 1978 autobiography. "Mine isn`t a string of victories. It`s no golden past. I`m no George Peppard fan." - to New York Post columnist Cindy AdamsTrivia Buried in Northview Cemetery in Deaborn, Michigan. Enlisted in the United States Mariens Corps at the age of 17. Before his performing career began, George was a news announcer at radio station KQV in PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania for a short time. Made an infamous appearance on "Password Plus" (1979), expressing dissatisfaction with NBC executives watching them "as if you`re some sort of crook" (1979). Buried in Northview Cemetery in Dearborn, Michigan. Was a passionate Democrat, and championed health care reform before his death. He was the original choice for Steve McQueen`s role in The Magnificent Seven (1960). He was in the running to replace Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes in "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971). Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Purdue University. Graduated from Dearborn High School in Dearborn, Michigan. Was originally chosen to play Blake Carrington on the TV series "Dynasty" (1981), but was fired from the role after disagreements with the show`s producers. Told the media how relieved he was shortly after "The A-Team" (1983) ended in 1986 because he likened the mega-hit show to "an out-of-control freight train that would never stop!" Spent much of the latter years of his life helping alcoholics and working for various charitable organizations. Studied at the famed Actors` Studio, with reknown acting coach, Lee Strasberg. One of his classmates was Rip Torn In 1978, he conquered a serious drinking problem. His widow Laura Taylor was a banker in West Palm Beach, Florida when they met. Attended Purdue University and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Born at 8:29 pm EST. Had a cancerous tumor removed from lung, so he quit smoking after many years (1992). Father of Christian Peppard. Born to George Peppard Sr., a building contractor, and his wife Vernelle Rohrer, an opera singer. Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17. | ||
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