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George Peppard
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Actor Born: October 1, 1928 in Detroit, MI Death: May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Though actor "George Peppard" could have succeeded on his looks alone, he underwent extensive training before making his first TV and Broadway appearances. The son of a building contractor and a singer, Peppard studied acting at Carnegie Tech and the Actor's Studio. His early TV credits include the original 1956 production of "Bang the Drum Slowly", in which he sang the title song. He made his film debut in 1957, repeating his Broadway role in "Calder Willingham"'s End As a Man, retitled "The Strange One" for the screen. His star continued to ascend in such films as "Home From the Hill" (1960) with "George Hamilton", and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) as the boyfriend/chronicler of carefree Holly Golightly ("Audrey Hepburn"). He was also effective as "James Stewart"'s son in How the West Was Won (1962), a characterization that required him to age 30 years, and as the "Howard Hughes" counterpart in... Full Biography
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