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The A-Team

Duration:
60 min (including commercials) | Argentina:60 min | Israel:45 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Crime
IMDB rate:
7.6
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Marta DuBois
Marta DuBois
The A-Team
George Peppard
John 'Hannibal' Smith
Dwight Schultz
'Howling Mad' Murdock
Mr. T
B.A. Baracus
Dirk Benedict
Templeton 'Faceman' Peck
John Ashley
Narrator / ... (84 episodes, 1983-1986)
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Trivia
According to Dirk Benedict, Robert Vaughn was added to the cast in the fifth season because he was a longtime friend of George Peppard's and it was believed that he could ease the tensions between Peppard and Mr. T.
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Exterior shots of the "hospital" that the team goes to in order to spring Murdock is the pre-1994 earthquake main building (200) at the Sepulveda Veterans' Hospital in North Hills, San Fernando Valley. The new, post-earthquake building is used to film Grey's Anatomy.
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According to Dirk Benedict, George Peppard refused to talk to Mr. T and would use Benedict as a messenger between them. Peppard would only refer to Mr. T as "the man with the gold".
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Goofs
Throughout the series, several actors play several different characters, with minimal attempt at disguising this.
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In order to have become a Green Beret BA Baracus would have to have undergone Airborne Training and completed a number of parachute jumps. Yet according to his mother he was afraid of flying even from an early age. However, given BA's tenacity and toughness, that doesn't discount the possibility that he did many parachute jumps simply because he wanted to face that fear and overcome it.
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Throughout the series, the stunt doubles used to stand in for the actors are often very obviously not the actor in question. This is consistent with other action/adventure TV shows from the same era and ilk.
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Quotes
Murdock: I'm a bird! I'm a plane! I'm a choo-choo train!
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B.A. Baracus: [about 'Howling Mad' Murdock] Guy's not long for this world!
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B.A. Baracus: We're flying this time, aren't we?
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Faq
Q
Why Was Dirk Benedict Not In the Pilot Episode?
A
Dirk Benedict was not the original actor selected to play Templeton Peck in the pilot. The part was played by Tim Dunigan. He was later replaced by Benedict because the producers felt Dunigan looked too young to be a Vietnam veteran. It was also alleged the fact he was significantly taller than his co-stars also led to the part being recast.
Q
Were any of the characters based on real life?
A
Yes, Hannibal was based on Special Forces Colonel 'Bo' Gritz, the most decorated Green Beret of the Vietnam War who was famous for his innovation and bucking authority. He would later organise his own private rescue attempt for American soldiers supposedly held captive after the end of the Vietnam War providing the basis for Gene Hackman's character in the film 'Uncommon Valour'. Face was based on James Garner's character Hendley 'The Scrounger' in The Great Escape, based on Garner's real life role in his army unit during the Korean War.
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Photos from cast
Dean Stockwell Judy Geeson Rochelle Ashana Brian Autenrieth Julius Carry Claudia Christian Marta DuBois Richard L. Duran
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