Facts About George Peppard

Larrylambert
3 min readFeb 22, 2024

He had an excellent career in movies and TV.

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Peppard is perhaps best known for his work as John “Hannibal” Smith in the TV series, The A-Team. He also had another TV series, though not as well remembered, Banacek. Not surprisingly, I remember him best from a western.

Rough Night in Jericho is an underrated, at least in my opinion, western. It is noteworthy for a number of things, including the fact it’s the only movie in which Dean Martin played the bad guy. Peppard played a former lawman who helps break Dean Martin’s hold on a town. Beyond that, here are some things you might not have known about George Peppard.

1: In an attempt to secure his financial future, Peppard bought a cattle range. To finance the ranch, he signed a five-picture deal with Universal.

Generally speaking, the pictures weren’t very good, and it’s reported that started Peppard to drinking. That’s rough when your own movies drive you to drink.

2: While working as a radio DJ at WLOA in Braddock, Pennsylvania, he coined a new weather term.

Snow flurries became flow snurries. I believe those conditions sometimes precede a Sharknado.

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Larrylambert
Larrylambert

Written by Larrylambert

You probably don't know my name, but have likely seen my work. I've written for numerous syndicated cartoon strips and my gags have appeared in national pubs.