He is probably best known for his role as Col. John `` Hannibal '' Smith , the cigar-chomping leader of a renegade commando squad , in the 1980s television show The A-Team .
He had a major role early in his career when he acted with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany 's ( 1961 ) , but he is probably more well known for his role as Col. John `` Hannibal '' Smith in the 1980s television show The A-Team , where he was the leader of the group , who was often smoking a cigar .