General Harlan Fullbright

Jack Ging

General Harlan "Bull" Fullbright (1985-1986)

A General who, once again, was determined to capture the team. In the season four finale "The Sound of Thunder", he actually tracked down the team, but instead of turning them in, persuaded them to traveling with him to Vietnam to try and find his long-lost offspring, not realizing he was being led into a trap; at the climax of the story the character is shot and killed. In his dying moments, Fullbright admitted to the team that he realized they were innocent, as they were willing to help him at any cost despite their being criminals on the run from him. Jack Ging made two guest appearances as villains on The A-Team (in the first season episode "A Small And Deadly War" and the second season's "Bad Time On The Border") before being given the role of General Fullbright,

The Man Behind General Fullbright - Jack Ging

Jack Ging (born November 30, 1931 in Alva , Oklahoma ) is an American actor best known for his role as General Harlan 'Bull' Fullbright in the The A-Team . His character was – along with a mobster – one of only two characters to die on-screen during the series (although there were a couple of grey area examples, with clever editing, in other episodes). Ging was brought in to try and ease things on set, where stars George Peppard and Mr. T often didn't get along; Ging having worked with Peppard previously.

Previously he had played the arrogant Lt. Ted Quinlan on the adventure / detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1985, in which he was eventually killed off to free him up to appear in The A-Team (Ironically, in his final Riptide episode, he was killed by Carl Franklin, the sidekick of Colonel Decker - Fulbright's predecessor in The A-Team ).

Ging had also played Will Coleman in the 1975 adaptation of Where The Red Fern Grows, and appeared sporadically as police contact Lt. Dan Ives on Mannix in the early 70's.

During a TV career that stretched more than 30 years, his appearances ranged from The Bionic Woman to Wiseguy and B.J. and the Bear and The Highwayman . His movie credits include the Clint Eastwood westerns Hang 'Em High , Play Misty for Me , and High Plains Drifter .

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