Facts About George Peppard
He had an excellent career in movies and TV.
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.
