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The character's full nickname varies in different media. Introduced in the Pilot and many other episodes, his nickname is clearly given as "The Faceman". Other examples drop "The". Many early episode scripts listed the character as "Face Man". In other literature, he is sometimes referred to as "The Face".
Ex-United States Army Special Forces 5th Special Forces Group First Lieutenant Templeton "Face(man)" Peck (portrayed by Tim Dunigan for the pilot and Dirk Benedict for all other appearances) was suave, smooth-talking, hugely successful with women. Serving as the team's con man and scrounger, he is able to get his hands on just about anything ...
Leader of the A-Team. Part of show's main cast for the rest of the series. Tim Dunigan as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck; Conman of the team. Replaced after the pilot episode by Dirk Benedict for the rest of the show's run. Mr. T as Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus; Strong man and mechanic of the team. Also known as Bad Attitude. Part of show's ...
The A-Team was created by writers and producers Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo at the behest of Brandon Tartikoff, NBC Entertainment's president.Cannell was fired from ABC in the early 1980s, after failing to produce a hit show for the network, and was hired by NBC; his first project was The A-Team.
Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author.He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series.
The A-Team find themselves in a small town, paying respects to a fallen comrade from the Vietnam War. While there, they discover that the four Watkins brothers rule the town with intimidation, even so much as to warn the townspeople to stay away from the funeral. The A-Team then seek to avenge his murder and bring his killers to justice.
The A-Team began airing on NBC on January 23, 1983, with the pilot episode, "Mexican Slayride", and ended on March 8, 1987, with "Without Reservations". The show comprises 98 episodes over five seasons.
The Marvel US comics were also reprinted by Marvel UK in a variety of formats, including hardback annual book and The A-Team Summer Special 1985 and The A-Team Summer Special #2 (1986). The final Marvel UK hardback A-Team annual was released in 1991, several years after the cancellation of The A-Team TV series, showing its continued popularity ...