
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 10, 1994                   TAG: 9405100143
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

GEORGE PEPPARD, MOVIE, TV ACTOR, DIES AT AGE 65

George Peppard starred with greats Audrey Hepburn in ``Breakfast at Tiffany's'' and Gregory Peck in ``Pork Chop Hill,'' but his role of a lifetime was Col. John ``Hannibal'' Smith on TV's ``The A-Team.''

``The character is probably the best part I've had in my career,'' he once said of portraying the cigar-chomping mercenary and master of disguise in the popular NBC action series from 1983 to 1987.

Peppard, 65, died of pneumonia Sunday, leaving his wife, Laura; a daughter, Julie; sons Brad and Christian; and three granddaughters. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

After appearing in several television drama specials, Peppard began his film career in the late 1950s. In all, he appeared in more than 25 movies.

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