Silver-haired leading man, in a number of action films and romantic comedies since the late 1950s. Peppard was memorable opposite Audrey Hepburn in Blake Edwards's fine adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961). His later career, though, tended to consist of more routine adventure films. Beginning in the 1970s Peppard began doing extensive TV work; some years after a modestly successful crime drama series "Banacek" (1972-74) and a less successful medical drama "Doctors' Hospital" (1975-76), Peppard played his best-remembered TV series role, as the leader of "The A-Team" (1983-87).

Peppard was twice married and divorced to actress Elizabeth Ashley.